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SXUS43 KLSX 211752  
RECSTL  
 
EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1252 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 744 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 5 PM...220/15G23 MPH.  
7 PM...220/12G20 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 5 PM...230/25 MPH.  
7 PM...230/16 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1243 PM): 1000FT...210/21 MPH.  
2000FT...210/26 MPH.  
3000FT...220/28 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 6 PM): 500FT...230/24 MPH.  
1000FT...230/27 MPH.  
2000FT...230/28 MPH.  
3000FT...240/30 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 5 PM...0.  
7 PM...+1.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 5 PM...2063 FT.  
7 PM...1849 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR SKIES,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 615 AM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 6 AM...240/07 MPH.  
8 AM...250/07 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 6 AM...250/14 MPH.  
8 AM...260/18 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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