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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
310 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         724 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...160/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...170/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0302 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...230/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...200/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/05 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+12.
                                     9 AM...+10.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-36 FT.
                                     9 AM...393 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         606 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...170/09 mph.
                    6 PM...160/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...180/14 mph.
                    6 PM...170/10 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

&&

This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

$$

Gosselin