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SXUS43 KLSX 181003  
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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
403 AM CST SUN JAN 18 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...240/06G14 MPH.  
9 AM...240/09G17 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...260/10 MPH.  
9 AM...260/15 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0345 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...270/20 MPH.  
3000FT...280/17 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...260/15 MPH.  
1000FT...260/19 MPH.  
2000FT...270/22 MPH.  
3000FT...270/27 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+20.  
9 AM...+20.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...-2818 FT.  
9 AM...-2614 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS  
AROUND 3500 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 507 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 10000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 3 PM...210/13G22 MPH.  
5 PM...240/10G20 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 3 PM...220/21 MPH.  
5 PM...250/16 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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