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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
402 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026

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

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         647 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...200/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...230/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...230/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...250/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0352 AM):  1000ft...220/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...260/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...270/27 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-4.
                                     9 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1859 FT.
                                     9 AM...2242 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         703 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    hot--reduced buoyancy.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...220/05 mph.
                    7 PM...170/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...230/10 mph.
                    7 PM...180/07 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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