069  
SXUS43 KLSX 220838  
RECSTL  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
338 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 615 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 6 AM...230/07G14 MPH.  
8 AM...240/07G14 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 6 AM...250/13 MPH.  
8 AM...260/17 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0328 AM): 1000FT...200/23 MPH.  
2000FT...230/33 MPH.  
3000FT...240/46 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 7 AM): 500FT...250/25 MPH.  
1000FT...260/32 MPH.  
2000FT...260/35 MPH.  
3000FT...260/30 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 6 AM...+5.  
8 AM...+5.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 6 AM...672 FT.  
8 AM...778 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: A FEW CLOUDS AROUND 9000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 745 PM.  
WEATHER: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 9000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM...220/07 MPH.  
7 PM...220/05 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 5 PM...240/12 MPH.  
7 PM...220/09 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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