TTAA00 KMPX 172200 WRKBLN HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 316 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024 MNZ060-180830- Hennepin- FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA 316 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 DATE WED 04/17/24 / CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P TEMP 50 51 52 53 50 48 47 46 45 45 44 44 45 44 44 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 53 53 HT INDEX SFC 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 SFC WSPD 14 13 13 13 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 10 12 12 14 15 15 SFC WGUST 30 28 27 25 19 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 26 500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W 500FT WSPD 15 15 14 12 12 10 12 10 9 9 11 13 14 11 15 14 15 16 17 15 13 11 12 13 1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 1KFT WSPD 27 26 23 22 23 22 21 18 14 13 16 22 23 18 20 19 19 19 19 17 15 13 14 16 3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW W W W W W W W W W W 3KFT WSPD 35 33 30 30 30 29 26 25 22 21 21 21 22 20 24 20 20 21 22 20 17 15 16 17 SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC POP6HR | 1 | 20 | 29 | 7 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT KMSP 171720Z 1718/1824 30017G29KT P6SM OVC020 FM172100 30018G30KT P6SM BKN025 FM180000 30015G27KT P6SM BKN035 FM180300 28006KT P6SM SCT200 PROB30 1808/1812 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM181500 27012G18KT P6SM SCT100 FM181800 28015G25KT P6SM FEW250 && 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. $$ MNZ063-180830- Washington- FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA 316 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 DATE WED 04/17/24 / CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P TEMP 49 50 51 52 49 47 46 46 44 43 43 43 44 44 43 44 45 46 49 51 52 53 54 55 HT INDEX SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SFC WSPD 14 13 13 12 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 11 12 13 14 SFC WGUST 26 26 24 22 19 15 12 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 16 17 18 20 21 22 500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 500FT WSPD 13 14 14 12 13 12 11 12 9 8 8 9 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 14 12 10 11 12 1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W 1KFT WSPD 24 25 24 22 23 23 21 22 19 13 12 13 20 22 18 19 20 20 19 16 14 12 13 15 3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW W W W W W W W W W 3KFT WSPD 33 35 33 31 30 30 28 28 25 22 22 21 22 21 21 21 23 24 24 21 16 14 14 16 SKY COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC POP6HR | 2 | 16 | 28 | 13 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT KRNH 171720Z 1718/1818 30015G23KT 3SM BR OVC009 FM172000 30017G26KT P6SM OVC014 FM180000 30012KT P6SM BKN025 FM180200 30009KT P6SM SCT070 FM181000 26008KT P6SM BKN070 && TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS. POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE). NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES. $$ MNZ049-180830- Stearns- FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA 316 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 DATE WED 04/17/24 / CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P TEMP 49 49 50 51 48 46 44 43 43 42 42 41 40 40 39 39 40 42 44 46 47 48 48 48 HT INDEX SFC 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 SFC WSPD 13 12 12 11 9 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 SFC WGUST 25 23 21 19 15 13 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 17 18 19 21 23 24 25 25 25 500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 500FT WSPD 16 15 12 10 7 4 6 4 5 7 7 7 7 6 8 8 9 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 1KFT WSPD 25 24 22 20 19 16 15 14 17 21 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 19 19 20 3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 3KFT WSPD 33 32 29 28 28 27 24 23 22 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 24 22 21 21 21 SKY COVER BK BK BK BK SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK POP6HR | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT KSTC 171720Z 1718/1818 31016G25KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 1718/1720 -SHRA OVC015 FM172100 31016G24KT P6SM BKN035 FM180200 29007KT P6SM SCT200 FM181400 28012G18KT P6SM FEW250 && 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. $$ WIZ028-180830- Eau Claire- FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN 316 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 DATE WED 04/17/24 / CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P TEMP 48 48 49 49 47 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 42 41 41 42 44 46 49 51 52 53 54 55 HT INDEX SFC WDIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SFC WSPD 14 14 14 14 13 13 11 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 SFC WGUST 29 27 27 26 24 25 23 20 18 14 12 11 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 14 15 17 18 18 500FT WDIR W W NW NW NW W NW W NW W NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W 500FT WSPD 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 9 8 8 10 7 9 11 12 12 11 9 7 6 7 1KFT WDIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW W W 1KFT WSPD 23 24 24 23 24 24 24 23 24 21 20 17 16 17 13 16 17 17 15 13 11 10 9 9 3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW 3KFT WSPD 32 33 35 35 36 35 32 29 29 27 27 27 28 26 21 20 19 19 18 16 13 11 12 13 SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK POP6HR | 5 | 7 | 48 | 37 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT KEAU 171720Z 1718/1818 28016G24KT P6SM OVC009 FM172000 29019G30KT 6SM BR OVC012 FM180200 29013G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM180600 VRB05KT P6SM BKN070 FM181200 26009KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 1812/1817 6SM -SHRA BKN040= && TEMP...2M TEMPERATURE. HT INDEX...HEAT INDEX IF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER. SFC.....SURFACE. 500FT...500 FEET AGL. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS. POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE). NOTE: + is 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES. $$ MNZ093-180830- Freeborn- FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA 316 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 DATE WED 04/17/24 / CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P TEMP 51 51 52 53 50 47 46 46 45 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 47 49 49 50 52 53 HT INDEX SFC WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W SFC WSPD 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 SFC WGUST 28 27 23 20 16 14 12 11 10 10 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 500FT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW 500FT WSPD 17 16 14 11 9 7 6 5 4 4 2 3 4 3 7 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 7 9 1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW 1KFT WSPD 26 25 23 21 22 19 19 19 17 16 10 9 11 10 14 16 16 15 12 11 9 8 9 10 3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW 3KFT WSPD 37 35 30 27 27 26 26 24 23 25 20 19 18 17 17 16 17 19 20 19 16 14 13 13 SKY COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK POP6HR | 1 | 56 | 78 | 34 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT KRST 171740Z 1718/1818 29023G33KT P6SM OVC015 FM172300 30017G29KT P6SM OVC025 FM180200 30011KT P6SM BKN050 FM180500 27006KT P6SM SCT250 FM180800 26008KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC050 && 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. $$