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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1228 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          744 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...150/16G29 mph.
                                     7 PM...160/16G26 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...160/26 mph.
                                     7 PM...170/23 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1219 PM):  1000ft...160/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...160/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/44 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...170/30 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/39 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/44 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/49 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-5.
                                     7 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...1903 FT.
                                     7 PM...1853 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     80 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        616 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...260/13G23 mph.
                    8 AM...260/13G22 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...260/23 mph.
                    8 AM...270/24 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.

$$

Gosselin