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SXUS43 KLSX 170958  
RECSTL  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
358 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 717 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...290/12 MPH.  
9 AM...290/13G21 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...290/20 MPH.  
9 AM...280/22 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0341 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...300/16 MPH.  
3000FT...290/21 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...310/17 MPH.  
1000FT...310/18 MPH.  
2000FT...300/19 MPH.  
3000FT...280/22 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+19.  
9 AM...+20.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...-2075 FT.  
9 AM...-2175 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 5000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 506 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 5000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 3 PM...280/16G24 MPH.  
5 PM...290/15G23 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 3 PM...280/25 MPH.  
5 PM...280/24 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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