690  
SXUS43 KLSX 130817  
RECSTL  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
317 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 642 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...170/03 MPH.  
9 AM...220/06 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...190/09 MPH.  
9 AM...250/09 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0300 AM): 1000FT...170/14 MPH.  
2000FT...190/29 MPH.  
3000FT...220/28 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...250/15 MPH.  
1000FT...280/15 MPH.  
2000FT...290/13 MPH.  
3000FT...300/11 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+3.  
9 AM...-1.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...1345 FT.  
9 AM...2007 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 712 PM.  
WEATHER: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 7000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
HOT--REDUCED BUOYANCY.  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM...200/05 MPH.  
7 PM...170/05 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 5 PM...210/06 MPH.  
7 PM...150/09 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.  
 
 
 
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