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SXUS43 KLSX 301916  
RECSTL  
 
EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
216 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS EVENING  
 
SUNSET: 753 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 5 PM...240/05 MPH.  
7 PM...240/05 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 5 PM...260/10 MPH.  
7 PM...240/08 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0206 PM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...160/13 MPH.  
3000FT...200/12 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 6 PM): 500FT...250/11 MPH.  
1000FT...250/12 MPH.  
2000FT...250/12 MPH.  
3000FT...250/14 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 5 PM...+5.  
7 PM...+3.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 5 PM...982 FT.  
7 PM...893 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 7000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 604 AM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
VISIBILITY IN PATCHY FOG AS LOW AS 6 MILES.  
SURFACE WIND: 6 AM...330/05 MPH.  
8 AM...350/05 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 6 AM...350/12 MPH.  
8 AM...360/13 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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