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HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2024

MNZ060-222130-
Hennepin-
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
316 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024


DATE                                                    SUN 12/22/24       /
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       19 20 20 21 20 21 22 24 26 28 29 30 30 31 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 26
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  W NW NW
SFC WSPD    9  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  7  6  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  6  6

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW
500FT WSPD 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 18 17 15 13 12 11  9  8  8  8  6  4  3  2  2
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  26 26 26 28 28 28 27 26 26 25 23 23 21 22 22 20 19 18 17 14 12 10  9  8
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW
3KFT WSPD  19 17 15 15 15 18 20 21 24 28 31 32 31 28 27 28 25 20 14 10  6  4  4  5

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        2        |        2        |        6        |        22       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     

KMSP 220847Z 2209/2312 15008KT P6SM OVC040
     FM221400 15011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200
     FM230000 VRB04KT P6SM OVC070
     FM230900 VRB04KT P6SM OVC011
&&

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.

$$

MNZ063-222130-
Washington-
FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024


DATE                                                    SUN 12/22/24       /
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       19 20 20 20 20 21 22 24 25 27 29 29 30 30 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW NW
SFC WSPD    9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10  9  9  9  8  7  6  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2
SFC WGUST  17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 12 12 10 10  9  8  7  7

500FT WDIR  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
500FT WSPD 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 14 13 13 11 11 11 11  9  6  4  3  2
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 SW
1KFT WSPD  25 25 25 26 27 27 27 26 26 24 23 22 22 23 25 24 23 23 22 19 16 13 11 10
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  20 18 17 17 18 20 22 23 26 30 32 35 35 35 33 34 32 28 22 17 12  7  5  4

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        3        |        3        |        6        |        30       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST     
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     

KRNH 220520Z 2206/2306 15009KT P6SM OVC070
     FM220800 16009KT P6SM OVC016
     FM221500 15010KT P6SM BKN150
     FM230100 13005KT P6SM OVC120
&&

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.

$$

MNZ049-222130-
Stearns-
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024


DATE                                                    SUN 12/22/24       /
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       18 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 27 27 27 26 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 22
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  E  E  E NE NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WSPD    7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  9  8  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST  15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 10  8  6  6  6  6  5  6  6  7

500FT WDIR  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  E  E NE NE NE NE  N  N NW
500FT WSPD 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 11 10  7  6  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4
1KFT WDIR   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  W NW NW NW
1KFT WSPD  23 22 23 25 25 24 25 24 24 21 17 15 12 12 11 10  8  6  4  3  2  3  6  9
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD  20 17 13 12 13 17 20 23 24 26 25 23 19 14 12 10  9  9 10 12 14 15 13  9

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        1        |        2        |        10       |        31       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST     

KSTC 220520Z 2206/2306 16010KT P6SM OVC012
     FM221000 15009KT P6SM OVC009
     FM221700 15010KT P6SM BKN013
     FM222200 14006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC050
     FM230400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015
&&

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.

$$

WIZ028-222130-
Eau Claire-
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
316 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024


DATE                                                    SUN 12/22/24       /
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       14 15 15 16 16 17 19 21 24 26 28 29 29 29 28 27 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 29
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR   SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD    7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  4
SFC WGUST  18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12

500FT WDIR  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE
500FT WSPD 15 15 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 16 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 11  9  7  6  6
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  25 24 23 24 25 26 25 24 23 20 20 20 21 22 24 27 29 29 27 25 21 18 16 15
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
3KFT WSPD  25 22 19 17 16 17 19 22 26 29 31 35 36 37 40 41 42 41 38 34 28 23 18 14

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        3        |        3        |        7        |        30       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   428 PM CST     
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   429 PM CST     

KEAU 220520Z 2206/2306 15006KT P6SM BKN080
     FM220900 14006KT P6SM OVC020
     FM221300 15010KT P6SM OVC100
     FM230500 14005KT P6SM OVC030=
&&

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.

$$

MNZ093-222130-
Freeborn-
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
316 AM CST Sun Dec 22 2024


DATE                                                    SUN 12/22/24       /
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       19 20 20 20 19 21 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 30 30 29 28
HT INDEX                                                                          
SFC WDIR    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
SFC WSPD   10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10  9  9  8  7  6  6  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST  19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 19 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 11

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 SW
500FT WSPD 15 15 15 14 14 14 16 17 17 16 15 15 15 13 12 13 13 12 11 10  8  7  6  5
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 SW
1KFT WSPD  29 28 28 27 27 29 29 30 30 27 26 26 27 27 29 31 32 31 28 24 19 14 12 11
3KFT WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
3KFT WSPD  20 20 20 20 20 22 23 26 33 39 43 44 45 44 41 41 40 37 33 26 18 12 10 10

SKY COVER  BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
 POP6HR    |        1        |        2        |        2        |        22       

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     
DECEMBER 23 2024......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST     

KRST 220652Z 2207/2306 18012KT P6SM OVC060
     FM221200 17016KT P6SM OVC030
     FM221600 16016G27KT P6SM BKN120
     FM230000 17012KT P6SM 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.

$$