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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1205 PM CST Fri Dec 9 2022

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          440 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           2 PM...280/12 mph.
                                     4 PM...300/09 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             2 PM...280/18 mph.
                                     4 PM...300/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1153 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...280/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...290/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/26 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            2 PM...+19.
                                     4 PM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                2 PM...23 FT.
                                     4 PM...-255 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        709 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...220/01 mph.
                    9 AM...140/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...270/02 mph.
                    9 AM...170/03 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.

$$

Britt