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                BALLOONING FORECAST - TWIN CITIES AREA               
                     115 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009


1 PM SURFACE WIND (DIRECTION AND SPEED MPH).....WEST/NW 16 G 26 MPH

5 PM SURFACE WIND (DIRECTION AND SPEED).........WEST/NW 12 G 18 MPH
 
SURFACE DIRECTION AND SPEED AT SUNSET...........WEST 10 MPH

  
TIME SURFACE WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 10 MPH...530 PM.  



EVENING UPPER WINDS:

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|    HEIGHT      |    WIND DIRECTION      |     WIND SPEED (KTS)   | 
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|                |                        |                        | 
|   1000 FT AGL  |         290            |          18            | 
|                |                        |                        | 
|                |                        |                        | 
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|                |                        |                        | 
|   3000 FT AGL  |         290            |          20            | 
|                |                        |                        | 
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SURFACE WIND OUTLOOK SUNRISE THROUGH 9 AM: S/SE 5 TO 8 MPH      
    
THIS IS THE FINAL BALLOON FORECAST FOR THIS SEASON. THE BALLOON 
FORECAST WILL RESUME NEXT APRIL 1 2010. 

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JLT