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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
249 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         628 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...280/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...290/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...310/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0239 AM):  1000ft...270/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...300/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/04 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+11.
                                     9 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...679 FT.
                                     9 AM...1344 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         736 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...050/05 mph.
                    7 PM...070/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...040/05 mph.
                    7 PM...070/07 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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MRB