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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2025

MNZ060-232130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
316 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 02/23/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       30 28 28 28 27 28 30 33 36 40 42 44 44 44 43 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 10 11 10 10
SFC WGUST   9  9  8  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 21 20

500FT WDIR  S  S  S SW  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
500FT WSPD 10  9 10  8  7  9  7  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  7  9 10 11 11 11 10 10
1KFT WDIR  SW  W  W SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD  18 14 10 11 12 12  9  8 10 10 10 10 11 13 16 21 26 31 33 32 29 25 23 21
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  18 16 14 12 12 15 14 12 12 14 15 18 21 22 24 27 31 34 38 42 45 47 46 44

SKY COVER  OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        6        |        0        |        5        |        5        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST     

KMSP 230855Z 2309/2412 17004KT P6SM OVC100
     FM231600 20007KT P6SM SCT200
     FM240600 24008KT 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.

$$

MNZ063-232130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 02/23/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       28 27 27 26 26 26 29 32 35 37 40 42 42 42 40 37 37 36 36 37 37 38 37 37
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  6  5  6  6  7  8  8  9  9 10 10 10
SFC WGUST   9  9  8  8  7  8  8  9 10 10 10 12 12 11 12 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 19 19

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
500FT WSPD  9  8  8  7  6  7  6  6  5  6  6  5  4  5  5  6  7  8  8  9 10 11 11 10
1KFT WDIR  SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
1KFT WSPD  17 15 12  8 11 13 10  9 10 10 10  9  9 12 15 19 24 29 32 30 27 24 22 20
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  18 16 15 13 11 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 20 21 23 25 29 35 40 45 47 49 47 45

SKY COVER  OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        7        |        1        |        6        |        6        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST     

KRNH 230520Z 2306/2406 18004KT P6SM BKN250
     FM230700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC090
     FM231700 19006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM240200 20008KT P6SM BKN100
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-232130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 02/23/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       29 26 25 24 23 23 26 30 33 36 38 39 40 40 39 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
SFC WSPD    3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 10 11 11 11
SFC WGUST   7  7  6  6  6  7  7  9 10 11 12 12 14 14 14 15 16 17 19 19 20 21 21 21

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
500FT WSPD  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  5  5  6  7  8  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
1KFT WSPD  11  7  7  5  5  6  7  9 13 14 15 14 13 15 19 22 25 26 26 24 20 17 16 16
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD  17 16 16 16 17 17 14 14 13 14 19 23 26 27 29 35 37 36 35 37 39 41 43 43

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
 POP6HR    |        4        |        1        |        5        |        5        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST     

KSTC 230520Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100
     FM231300 VRB02KT 4SM BR BKN060
     FM231600 19004KT P6SM SCT200
     FM232300 20007KT P6SM BKN100
     FM240400 22009KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/26045KT
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-232130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
316 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 02/23/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       23 21 22 22 22 24 27 30 33 35 38 39 40 40 38 35 35 34 34 34 34 35 35 35
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  8  8
SFC WGUST   8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 15 16 16 17 18 19 19

500FT WDIR  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
500FT WSPD  6  4  6  7  6  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  7  6  6  7  8  9  9 10
1KFT WDIR  SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  20 15 11 10 10  9  9 10 11 10 10 10 11 13 15 19 22 25 26 25 23 21 20 19
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  15 16 16 15 13 12 12 13 15 18 19 20 19 19 22 24 27 30 34 38 41 43 43 41

SKY COVER  OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        10       |        10       |        5        |        8        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST     

KEAU 230520Z 2306/2406 18003KT P6SM BKN250
     FM230800 VRB03KT P6SM OVC060
     FM231800 19006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM240200 20007KT 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.

$$

MNZ093-232130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025


DATE                                                    SUN 02/23/25       /
CST        3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A

TEMP       25 22 22 22 21 22 26 30 33 36 39 40 41 40 39 36 34 34 33 34 34 35 35 34
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WSPD    5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 11 10 10
SFC WGUST  11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 19

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
500FT WSPD  6  6  6  6  5  5  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  7  7  8  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 12
1KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  17 17 17 17 16 17 15 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 15 18 22 27 29 27 23 19 17 17
3KFT WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  12 11 12 13 13 16 17 17 17 19 21 23 24 24 23 25 29 35 40 44 46 46 42 36

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
 POP6HR    |        4        |        0        |        0        |        2        

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST     

KRST 230520Z 2306/2406 20010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150
     FM231500 23009KT P6SM FEW200
&&

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.

$$