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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
404 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         547 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...270/12G21 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/15G26 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...280/17 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/25 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0347 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...280/33 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/39 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/33 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/38 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/45 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+13.
                                     8 AM...+14.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...723 FT.
                                     8 AM...937 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         809 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/13G21 mph.
                    8 PM...310/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...290/21 mph.
                    8 PM...300/09 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.

$$

Carney