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SXUS43 KLSX 171936  
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AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
136 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 542 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 3 PM...170/14G24 MPH.  
5 PM...170/15G24 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 3 PM...180/23 MPH.  
5 PM...180/22 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0125 PM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...030/10 MPH.  
3000FT...220/29 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 4 PM): 500FT...180/25 MPH.  
1000FT...180/31 MPH.  
2000FT...190/36 MPH.  
3000FT...210/34 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 3 PM...+8.  
5 PM...+8.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 3 PM...862 FT.  
5 PM...744 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 3000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 649 AM.  
WEATHER: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 10000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...250/10G22 MPH.  
9 AM...260/10G21 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...260/16 MPH.  
9 AM...260/17 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.  
 
 
 
DELIA  
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