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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
324 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 557 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 6 AM...070/02 MPH.  
8 AM...090/05 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 6 AM...110/07 MPH.  
8 AM...110/07 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0316 AM): 1000FT...180/10 MPH.  
2000FT...180/20 MPH.  
3000FT...190/16 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 7 AM): 500FT...130/09 MPH.  
1000FT...130/07 MPH.  
2000FT...130/06 MPH.  
3000FT...130/08 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 6 AM...+9.  
8 AM...+6.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 6 AM...335 FT.  
8 AM...600 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 9000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 800 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 7000 FEET AGL,  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 6 PM...100/07 MPH.  
8 PM...090/05 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 6 PM...100/12 MPH.  
8 PM...100/08 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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