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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
441 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         641 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...060/08G18 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/08G18 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/15 mph.
                                     9 AM...080/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0435 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...070/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...MISSING.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...080/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...100/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+17.
                                     9 AM...+16.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-252 FT.
                                     9 AM...-55 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         728 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    100 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...080/09G16 mph.
                    7 PM...050/08G15 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...080/13 mph.
                    7 PM...060/12 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.

$$

Pfahler