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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2024

MNZ060-130030-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
716 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024


DATE                                        THU 09/12/24       /
CDT        7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

TEMP       61 63 67 73 77 80 83 84 84 85 84 82 80 76 74 72 70 69 68 66 66 64 64 63
HT INDEX   61 63 67 73 77 81 84 84 85 85 84 83 80 76 74 72 70 69 68 66 66 64 64 63
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    5  5  5  6  7  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  7  7  6  6  6  5  6  6  6
SFC WGUST  10 10 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 17 15 15 16 15 15 13 12 12 12 13 13 13

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 14 14 10  9  9 10 12 14 13 14 14 14 13 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 14
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  17 17 17 17 15 13 15 16 15 16 16 17 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 31 31 29
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD  13 14 15 17 18 19 18 17 16 17 17 18 22 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 26 25 23 21

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 12 2024.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 13 2024.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT     

KMSP 121120Z 1212/1318 12007KT P6SM SKC
     FM121600 16010KT P6SM FEW250
     FM130200 13007KT 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.

$$

MNZ063-130030-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024


DATE                                        THU 09/12/24       /
CDT        7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

TEMP       59 61 65 72 76 79 82 83 83 84 82 81 78 73 71 69 68 66 65 64 63 62 62 61
HT INDEX      61 65 72 76 80 83 84 84 85 83 82 78 73 71 69 68 66 65 64 63 62 62 61
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    4  4  5  5  6  7  7  8  9  9  8  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 14 14 10  8  9 10 11 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  16 17 17 17 15 12 14 15 14 14 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 31 31 29
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD  12 13 14 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 17 19 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 24 24 22 21

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 12 2024.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 13 2024.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT     

KRNH 121120Z 1212/1312 15004KT P6SM FEW250
     FM121700 16009KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-130030-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024


DATE                                        THU 09/12/24       /
CDT        7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

TEMP       57 59 63 70 74 78 81 82 82 82 82 80 78 74 71 70 69 68 67 65 64 61 61 61
HT INDEX         63 70 74 78 82 83 83 83 83 81 78 74 71 70 69 68 67 65 64 61 61 61
SFC WDIR   SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  7  7  7  7
SFC WGUST  12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 17 17 17

500FT WDIR SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 12 12 12 12 10  9  9 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  8  8  8
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  19 20 19 18 15 13 14 17 17 18 19 20 23 27 29 31 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 30
3KFT 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
3KFT WSPD  16 16 17 17 19 22 23 22 21 21 22 24 27 29 31 33 34 33 32 32 32 31 29 27

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 12 2024.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 13 2024.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT     

KSTC 121120Z 1212/1312 13007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM121700 16011KT P6SM SKC
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-130030-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
716 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024


DATE                                        THU 09/12/24       /
CDT        7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

TEMP       59 61 65 72 76 79 81 83 83 84 82 81 78 72 70 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 60
HT INDEX      61 65 72 76 79 82 83 83 84 83 82 78 72 70 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 60
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E
SFC WSPD    2  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
SFC WGUST   8  8  9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 10  9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12

500FT WDIR SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
500FT WSPD 10 10  7  6  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  7  7  9 11 14 15 16 15 15 13 12 13 13
1KFT WDIR  SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  10 10 11 12 10  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 11 13 16 20 23 24 24 26 28 28 26 24
3KFT WDIR  SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
3KFT WSPD   7  8 10 12 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 19 21 24 25 24 21

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 12 2024.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 13 2024.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT     

KEAU 121120Z 1212/1312 13004KT P6SM FEW250
      TEMPO 1212/1213 2SM BR
     FM121500 16006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM130100 11005KT 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.

$$

MNZ093-130030-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
716 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024


DATE                                        THU 09/12/24       /
CDT        7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A

TEMP       58 60 65 72 76 79 81 82 82 82 83 81 78 73 70 68 66 65 63 62 62 61 60 59
HT INDEX      60 65 72 76 79 82 83 83 82 83 81 78 73 70 68 66 65 63 62 62 61 60   
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD    5  5  6  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  13 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

500FT WDIR SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
500FT WSPD  6  7  8  8  9  9 10 11 11 10  9  7  6  7  8  8  8  7  7  7  8  8  8  8
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
1KFT WSPD  18 18 20 19 15 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 18 23 25 27 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 29
3KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
3KFT WSPD  13 13 17 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 22 21

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

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 12 2024.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 13 2024.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT     

KRST 121120Z 1212/1312 16009KT P6SM FEW150
     FM130100 13006KT P6SM SCT250
&&

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.

$$