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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025

MNZ060-211030-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
416 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025


DATE                MON 01/20/25       /
CST        3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P

TEMP       -7 -9-11-13-14-15-16-16-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-17-17-14-11 -7 -4 -1  1
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   10 11 11 11 10  9  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 10
SFC WGUST  20 21 21 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 15 16 17 18 19

500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
500FT WSPD 16 18 20 20 21 20 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 15
1KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S
1KFT WSPD  17 19 22 22 23 23 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 17 18
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
3KFT WSPD  17 19 19 18 19 20 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 23 25 27

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
 POP6HR    |        10       |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST     
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     

KMSP 202053Z 2021/2124 31012G21KT 6SM -SN BR BKN025
     FM210100 29010KT P6SM SCT050
     FM211400 23007KT P6SM SKC
     FM211800 21012G20KT P6SM SCT150
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-211030-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025


DATE                MON 01/20/25       /
CST        3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P

TEMP       -7 -8 -9-11-12-14-15-16-16-17-18-17-18-18-18-18-18-17-14-11 -8 -5 -1  1
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
SFC WSPD    6  8  9 10 10  9  9  8  7  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10
SFC WGUST  18 17 18 17 17 16 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18

500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
500FT WSPD 14 15 17 19 20 19 18 17 15 15 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 14 15
1KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S
1KFT WSPD  15 17 19 21 21 21 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 17
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
3KFT WSPD  15 17 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 24 26

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        10       |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST     
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     

KRNH 201918Z 2019/2118 30012KT P6SM BKN025
     FM210500 27009KT P6SM FEW050
     FM211500 23008KT P6SM SCT150
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-211030-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025


DATE                MON 01/20/25       /
CST        3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P

TEMP      -13-15-16-18-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-19-16-11 -8 -4 -1  1
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  7  9 10 10 11 12
SFC WGUST  21 20 19 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 15 17 18 19 20 21

500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 19 19 19 18 19 18 17 16 14 14 13 14 13 13 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  21 22 24 24 25 24 22 22 20 19 19 19 19 18 21 19 19 20 21 20 18 17 18 20
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  19 21 23 24 26 24 21 20 18 18 18 18 17 17 20 20 21 21 22 24 26 28 30 32

SKY COVER  SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK
 POP6HR    |        10       |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST     

KSTC 201721Z 2018/2118 31012G20KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040
     FM210000 30012KT P6SM SCT040
     FM210400 28007KT P6SM SKC
     FM211200 23008KT P6SM SCT150
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-211030-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
416 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025


DATE                MON 01/20/25       /
CST        3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P

TEMP       -6 -7 -8 -9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-19-19-19-18-15-13-10 -7 -4 -2
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST  18 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16

500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
500FT WSPD 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 18 16 16 16 16 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  14 15 17 19 20 22 24 21 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  14 16 17 20 20 20 18 17 16 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 24

SKY COVER  SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        10       |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST     
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST     

KEAU 201919Z 2019/2118 28010KT P6SM BKN025
     FM210600 27006KT P6SM SCT040
     FM211200 26006KT P6SM FEW050=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-211030-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
416 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025


DATE                MON 01/20/25       /
CST        3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P

TEMP       -8 -8 -9 -9-11-13-14-15-16-16-17-17-17-17-18-17-17-16-13 -9 -6 -2  1  3
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
SFC WSPD    8 10 11 12 11 10  9  9  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  7  8  9 10 11 12
SFC WGUST  21 20 21 20 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 15 16 17 18 20

500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
500FT WSPD 19 19 19 19 21 21 20 17 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S
1KFT WSPD  20 20 20 22 23 24 23 21 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 19 18 17 17 18
3KFT WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
3KFT WSPD  20 20 21 22 23 26 29 27 25 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 27

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR    |        10       |        0        |        0        |        0        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST     
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST     

KRST 201731Z 2018/2118 30011KT P6SM BKN020
     FM210100 30011KT P6SM SCT020
     FM211100 25011KT P6SM FEW100
&&

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.

$$