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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
616 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2024

MNZ060-271130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024


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

TEMP       83 82 79 77 76 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 73 76 78 81 83 85 87 89 89 90 90 89
HT INDEX   88 86 81 77 76 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 73 76 78 84 87 90 92 95 95 96 96 94
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   11 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
SFC WGUST  19 19 19 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 13 12 13 14 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  17 18 21 24 27 29 29 29 28 27 27 27 28 26 24 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  18 20 21 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 28 29 28 26 25 25 24 24 24 25

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 26 2024..........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT     
JULY 27 2024..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT     

KMSP 262103Z 2621/2724 17014G22KT P6SM SCT030
     FM270200 17009KT P6SM FEW030
     FM271400 19012G20KT P6SM FEW060
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-271130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024


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

TEMP       81 80 77 75 74 72 72 71 70 70 70 69 71 74 77 80 82 84 86 88 88 89 89 88
HT INDEX   85 81 77 75 74 72 72 71 70 70 70 69 71 74 77 83 86 90 92 95 94 95 95 94
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 12 12 13 12 12
SFC WGUST  19 18 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 20

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD 12 12 13 15 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  16 18 21 24 27 29 29 29 28 27 26 26 27 25 21 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 22
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
3KFT WSPD  18 20 21 21 21 20 21 23 25 24 23 24 24 24 25 26 25 24 23 23 24 24 24 24

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 26 2024..........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT     
JULY 27 2024..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT     

KRNH 261729Z 2618/2718 17010G18KT P6SM SCT035
     FM270100 17007KT P6SM FEW030
     FM271500 19012G20KT P6SM FEW060
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-271130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024


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

TEMP       84 82 79 76 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 72 74 77 80 82 85 87 89 89 90 90 89
HT INDEX   90 86 79 76 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 72 74 77 84 86 89 92 94 93 94 94 93
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  8  9  9 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 14
SFC WGUST  21 21 20 20 21 20 20 19 19 19 18 19 18 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
500FT WSPD 11  9  8  9  9  9 10 10  9  8  8  8  9 11 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
1KFT WSPD  20 21 23 26 27 27 27 27 26 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22
3KFT WDIR   S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD  22 24 25 26 27 27 29 30 30 33 34 34 36 37 36 34 32 30 28 26 25 25 26 27

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 26 2024..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT     
JULY 27 2024..........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT     

KSTC 261729Z 2618/2718 16012G20KT P6SM BKN022
     FM262100 17014G22KT P6SM FEW030
     FM270200 16009KT 6SM BR SCT030
     FM271400 19014G22KT P6SM FEW060
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-271130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024


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

TEMP       79 76 73 71 70 68 67 66 66 66 66 65 67 70 73 76 79 82 85 86 87 88 88 87
HT INDEX   80 76 73 71 70 68 67 66 66 66 66 65 67 70 73 76 79 85 89 91 92 93 93 92
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  9  9  9 10 10  9  9
SFC WGUST  16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 18

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  9 10 12 14 15 14 14 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 12 11
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  14 17 20 23 25 26 27 28 29 28 28 26 25 22 17 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  15 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 22 23 23 23 21 19 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 20

SKY COVER  FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        2        |        2        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 26 2024..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT     
JULY 27 2024..........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT     

KEAU 261729Z 2618/2718 17010G18KT P6SM SCT035
     FM270100 16005KT P6SM FEW030
     FM271500 19011KT P6SM FEW060=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-271130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
616 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024


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

TEMP       80 79 76 74 73 72 71 71 70 70 70 69 70 72 75 78 80 82 84 85 85 86 86 85
HT INDEX   84 79 76 74 73 72 71 71 70 70 70 69 70 72 75 78 81 86 89 90 90 91 91 90
SFC WDIR    S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11
SFC WGUST  17 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 19 19 19 20 19 19 19 19

500FT WDIR  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
500FT WSPD  9  7  7  9 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  15 17 20 25 28 29 29 28 27 25 25 25 25 23 20 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 17
3KFT WDIR   S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  16 18 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 27 24 23 22 22 23 24 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 20

SKY COVER  SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
 POP6HR    |        0        |        0        |        0        |        1        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 26 2024..........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT     
JULY 27 2024..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT     

KRST 261720Z 2618/2718 15014KT P6SM BKN035
     FM271200 16010KT P6SM SCT025
     FM271500 18014KT P6SM SCT040
&&

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.

$$