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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
Issued by National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
344 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         549 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...230/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...240/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...240/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0312 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...260/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...240/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1859 FT.
                                     8 AM...2229 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         826 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...240/08 mph.
                    8 PM...210/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...240/13 mph.
                    8 PM...220/10 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.

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