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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
216 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2025

MNZ060-290730-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025


DATE                      FRI 03/28/25       /
CDT        1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12

TEMP       64 67 70 72 71 68 63 57 52 48 45 43 41 40 39 38 37 37 36 36 37 38 40 41
HT INDEX   64 67 70 72 71 68 63                                                   
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE NW  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD    7  7  8  9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
SFC WGUST  18 18 18 18 20 22 23 24 24 24 23 21 19 19 20 20 20 19 18 19 19 20 20 21

500FT WDIR SE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
500FT WSPD  9  7  8  7  9 12 12 12 11 11 13 12 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9  9
1KFT WDIR  SE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  12 10 10  9 13 18 20 23 22 21 23 22 18 16 17 18 18 18 17 15 13 13 14 17
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD  17 15 15 11 10 11  9  4  9 12 11  8  5  7 13 14 17 21 23 20 16 13 14 15

SKY COVER  OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        8        |        13       |        6        |        40       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 28 2025.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT     
MARCH 29 2025.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT     

KMSP 281728Z 2818/2924 15010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
     FM290200 36011KT P6SM BKN035
     FM290400 01013KT P6SM BKN015
     FM291200 04012KT P6SM OVC025
     FM291800 05012G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC020
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ063-290730-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025


DATE                      FRI 03/28/25       /
CDT        1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12

TEMP       64 67 70 71 70 68 63 57 53 50 47 44 42 41 40 39 38 37 37 36 37 39 41 42
HT INDEX   64 67 70 71 70 68 63                                                   
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S SE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD    8  8  9  9 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 11 11 12
SFC WGUST  19 19 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 18 19 19 20 20

500FT WDIR SE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
500FT WSPD 10  8  8  7  9 11 12 12 11  9 11 11  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  9
1KFT WDIR  SE SE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  15 11 11 10 13 17 21 23 22 18 20 21 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 16 15 15 16 18
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
3KFT WSPD  19 19 18 15 13 12 12  8 12 13  8  5  6  5 12 15 18 21 23 21 17 14 13 14

SKY COVER  OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        10       |        16       |        10       |        41       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 28 2025.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT     
MARCH 29 2025.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT     

KRNH 281728Z 2818/2918 12011KT P6SM OVC012
     FM282000 17011KT P6SM BKN080
     FM290200 02011KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 2902/2904 -TSRA OVC015CB
     FM290400 02012KT P6SM BKN015
     FM291600 05011G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ049-290730-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025


DATE                      FRI 03/28/25       /
CDT        1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12

TEMP       56 58 60 60 58 55 51 46 43 41 39 37 36 36 35 34 33 32 32 32 33 34 35 37
HT INDEX         60 60                                                            
SFC WDIR    E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD    7  7  8 10 12 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13
SFC WGUST  18 18 19 19 20 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 20

500FT WDIR  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
500FT WSPD 12 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 13 13 12 10  9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12
1KFT WDIR   E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  16 17 17 17 16 14 15 18 22 21 20 16 13 15 16 16 17 18 19 18 16 15 16 17
3KFT WDIR  SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
3KFT WSPD  15 16 13 11  8  6  4  8 13 15 15 13  8  6 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20

SKY COVER  OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        7        |        7        |        2        |        37       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 28 2025.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT     
MARCH 29 2025.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT     

KSTC 281728Z 2818/2918 11010G20KT P6SM SCT020
     FM282200 06012KT P6SM BKN100
     FM290200 03010KT P6SM BKN010
     FM291100 05010KT P6SM OVC013
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ028-290730-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025


DATE                      FRI 03/28/25       /
CDT        1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12

TEMP       63 66 69 71 71 69 66 62 59 57 55 53 51 49 47 45 44 43 41 40 41 42 42 43
HT INDEX   63 66 69 71 71 69 66 62                                                
SFC WDIR   SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD    7  8  8  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  9
SFC WGUST  19 20 20 20 19 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 18 19

500FT WDIR SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
500FT WSPD  8  8  7  5  8 10 10 12 12 10  8  5  8  9  7  6  6  8  9  9  9  8  8  7
1KFT WDIR  SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  11 10  9  6 11 15 17 22 22 18 14  8 12 14 12  9 10 14 18 18 16 15 14 13
3KFT WDIR  SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E
3KFT WSPD  19 22 21 16 18 20 20 21 26 29 35 36 28 24 20 13  9  9 10 10 11 12 13 14

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        19       |        28       |        23       |        51       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 28 2025.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT     
MARCH 29 2025.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT     

KEAU 281728Z 2818/2918 11006KT P6SM BKN015
     FM281900 16010KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2901/2904 6SM -TSRA
      OVC015CB
     FM290400 04007KT P6SM BKN022
     FM290800 03008KT P6SM OVC010
     FM291600 06009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC010=
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ093-290730-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025


DATE                      FRI 03/28/25       /
CDT        1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12

TEMP       72 75 77 79 79 78 75 71 68 66 63 59 56 53 51 48 46 44 42 41 42 42 44 45
HT INDEX   72 75 77 79 79 78 75 71 68 66 63                                       
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   16 17 19 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 11 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 11
SFC WGUST  29 30 31 31 30 28 26 26 26 25 23 21 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 18

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
500FT WSPD 15 16 16 19 19 16 13 12 12 11  8  6  6  6  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
1KFT WSPD  21 22 21 24 25 23 21 22 23 22 17 12  9  9 10 12 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 15
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N NE NE  E
3KFT WSPD  27 28 29 31 31 31 35 39 42 42 36 32 28 21 17 14 11  7  4  3  4  5  6  8

SKY COVER  SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        7        |        15       |        19       |        58       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 28 2025.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT     
MARCH 29 2025.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT     

KRST 281722Z 2818/2918 21017G29KT P6SM SCT200
     FM290300 24015G25KT P6SM SCT100
     FM290600 30012KT P6SM OVC040
     FM290800 32012KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM291400 02010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008
&&

TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY 

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$