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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         703 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...070/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...080/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...090/13 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0322 AM):  1000ft...060/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...140/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...100/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...110/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...130/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-1416 FT.
                                     9 AM...-1307 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         528 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles,
                    80 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...110/08G15 mph.
                    5 PM...120/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...120/13 mph.
                    5 PM...140/13 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.

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