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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
401 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         618 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...090/08G17 mph.
                                     8 AM...100/12G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...090/14 mph.
                                     8 AM...100/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0351 AM):  1000ft...080/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...090/33 mph.
                                     3000ft...110/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...100/24 mph.
                                     1000ft...110/32 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/24 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+9.
                                     8 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...261 FT.
                                     8 AM...426 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles,
                                     80 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         744 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    80 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...150/16G29 mph.
                    7 PM...150/16G25 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...160/26 mph.
                    7 PM...170/23 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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