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SXUS43 KLSX 241658  
RECSTL  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1158 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 611 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...120/06 MPH.  
6 PM...120/03 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...130/07 MPH.  
6 PM...120/07 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 1145 AM): 1000FT...MISSING.  
2000FT...170/05 MPH.  
3000FT...140/07 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...130/08 MPH.  
1000FT...130/08 MPH.  
2000FT...140/07 MPH.  
3000FT...190/02 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+11.  
6 PM...+11.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...1501 FT.  
6 PM...1061 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 721 AM.  
WEATHER: CLEAR BELOW 12000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...140/01 MPH.  
9 AM...150/01 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...150/06 MPH.  
9 AM...160/05 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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