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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
310 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
THIS MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 718 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...330/02 MPH.  
9 AM...030/02 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...310/06 MPH.  
9 AM...360/05 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0258 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...CALM.  
3000FT...290/29 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...080/04 MPH.  
1000FT...270/07 MPH.  
2000FT...280/15 MPH.  
3000FT...280/20 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+11.  
9 AM...+10.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...339 FT.  
9 AM...390 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
VISIBILITY IN WIDESPREAD FOG LESS THAN 1 MILE.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 446 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 2 PM...090/05 MPH.  
4 PM...100/05 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 2 PM...100/06 MPH.  
4 PM...100/07 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
THIS FORECAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT PHONE NUMBER 636-441-8467  
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