500  
SXUS43 KLSX 300823  
RECSTL  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
323 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 649 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...180/10G21 MPH.  
9 AM...200/14G28 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...200/17 MPH.  
9 AM...210/24 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0310 AM): 1000FT...180/33 MPH.  
2000FT...200/56 MPH.  
3000FT...220/59 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...210/34 MPH.  
1000FT...220/47 MPH.  
2000FT...230/51 MPH.  
3000FT...250/46 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+7.  
9 AM...+3.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...756 FT.  
9 AM...1089 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 723 PM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 5 PM...200/16G28 MPH.  
7 PM...190/13G24 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 5 PM...220/28 MPH.  
7 PM...200/20 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.  
 
 
 
MRB  
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