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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025

MNZ060-230130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
716 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025


DATE                                           SAT 02/22/25       /
CST        6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

TEMP       12 12 13 16 20 24 28 31 33 35 35 34 30 28 27 26 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
SFC WGUST  10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 10  9  8  7  7  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
500FT WSPD 12 13 13 10  8  7  8  8  8  8  7  6  6  8  9 10 10  9  8  7  7  6  6  5
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD  11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10  9  7
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  12 13 13 11  9  9 11 14 16 19 22 23 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 13 16 18 19 20

SKY COVER  BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST     

KMSP 221120Z 2212/2318 21007KT P6SM SCT250
     FM230200 22006KT P6SM BKN200
     FM230900 19005KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-230130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025


DATE                                           SAT 02/22/25       /
CST        6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

TEMP       11 12 12 15 19 23 26 30 32 33 33 32 29 27 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 13 13 12 10  7  7  7  7  8  7  7  6  6  8 10 11 10  9  8  7  6  6  6  6
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
1KFT WSPD  14 13 12 12 12 10 10  9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 10  8  7
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  12 13 13 10  8  8 11 13 17 19 22 24 24 22 20 19 17 14 13 14 17 19 19 19

SKY COVER  BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST     

KRNH 221120Z 2212/2312 21005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM230200 20004KT P6SM BKN200
     FM230900 19004KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-230130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025


DATE                                           SAT 02/22/25       /
CST        6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

TEMP        8  9  9 14 20 24 29 32 33 34 34 32 29 26 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 21
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST   9  9  9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  6  6  7  7

500FT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S SE  S  S SW SW SW
500FT WSPD  5  5  6  6  7  8  9  9  8  7  5  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  4
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD  10 10  8 11 13 15 17 15 14 12 12 13 12 11 11 11 10  9  8  8  8  9  9  9
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  17 19 16 14 12 13 15 17 19 21 21 20 18 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20

SKY COVER  SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST     

KSTC 221120Z 2212/2312 23005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM230000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
     FM230800 18004KT P6SM BKN120
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-230130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
716 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025


DATE                                           SAT 02/22/25       /
CST        6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

TEMP       12 12 12 15 18 22 25 27 30 31 31 30 26 24 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  7

500FT WDIR SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 13 12 11  8  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  7  8  8  7  6  5  5  5  4  4
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
1KFT WSPD  20 21 19 14 10  8  9  9  9  9 10 11 11 12 15 17 18 19 18 16 14 11  8  5
3KFT WDIR   W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  16 18 18 16 12 11 12 14 16 19 21 23 24 25 23 23 21 19 17 16 17 17 18 19

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST     

KEAU 221120Z 2212/2312 22006KT P6SM SCT250
     FM230200 20003KT P6SM BKN200
     FM231000 19003KT P6SM BKN120=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-230130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025


DATE                                           SAT 02/22/25       /
CST        6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

TEMP        9  9  9 13 17 21 24 27 30 31 31 29 26 24 23 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 22
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    5  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST  14 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11

500FT WDIR SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
500FT WSPD  8  7  8  9  7  7  8  7  7  7  6  7  7  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD  21 19 17 14 12 11 11 10 11 12 13 15 17 20 22 23 22 19 17 18 20 21 20 17
3KFT WDIR   W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  16 17 18 15 13 12 13 13 15 18 20 23 23 22 20 19 16 13 12 14 18 21 22 21

SKY COVER  BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST     

KRST 221120Z 2212/2312 22011KT P6SM SCT250
     FM230000 21008KT P6SM BKN250
&&

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.

$$