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SXUS43 KLSX 030920  
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MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
320 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 631 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...110/03G10 MPH.  
9 AM...120/05 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...140/08 MPH.  
9 AM...130/07 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0312 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...160/15 MPH.  
3000FT...230/23 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...160/17 MPH.  
1000FT...170/24 MPH.  
2000FT...210/32 MPH.  
3000FT...240/43 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+18.  
9 AM...+16.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...-566 FT.  
9 AM...-518 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
VISIBILITY IN PATCHY FOG AS LOW AS 1 MILE,  
90 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 557 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
90 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 4 PM...070/06 MPH.  
6 PM...050/06 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 4 PM...110/06 MPH.  
6 PM...050/07 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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