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SXUS43 KLSX 080828  
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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
328 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 556 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 6 AM...040/05 MPH.  
8 AM...040/06 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 6 AM...050/09 MPH.  
8 AM...060/10 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0321 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...140/24 MPH.  
3000FT...150/28 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 7 AM): 500FT...070/15 MPH.  
1000FT...070/16 MPH.  
2000FT...070/17 MPH.  
3000FT...070/19 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 6 AM...+1.  
8 AM...0.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 6 AM...715 FT.  
8 AM...809 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 1000 FEET AGL,  
70 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 801 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 3000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 6 PM...040/08 MPH.  
8 PM...030/08 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 6 PM...050/10 MPH.  
8 PM...050/10 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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