813  
SXUS43 KLSX 171728  
RECSTL  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1128 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 442 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 2 PM...140/05 MPH.  
4 PM...140/06 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 2 PM...160/06 MPH.  
4 PM...140/08 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT MM ): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...MISSING.  
3000FT...MISSING.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 3 PM): 500FT...160/11 MPH.  
1000FT...160/12 MPH.  
2000FT...170/13 MPH.  
3000FT...200/17 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 2 PM...+11.  
4 PM...+10.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 2 PM...403 FT.  
4 PM...315 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 715 AM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
80 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...190/17G25 MPH.  
9 AM...200/17G28 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...200/24 MPH.  
9 AM...220/26 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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