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SXUS43 KLSX 181727  
RECCOU  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1127 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
   
..WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 449 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 2 PM...280/14G30 MPH.  
4 PM...300/18G39 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 2 PM...270/32 MPH.  
4 PM...290/30 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 3 PM): 500FT...280/15 MPH.  
1000FT...280/27 MPH.  
2000FT...280/31 MPH.  
3000FT...280/38 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 2 PM...+7.  
4 PM...+7.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 2 PM...864 FT.  
4 PM...362 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 5000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 723 AM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR SKIES,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...290/09G20 MPH.  
9 AM...290/08G15 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...300/14 MPH.  
9 AM...280/12 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
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