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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1243 PM CDT Sun Sep 29 2024

...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          646 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...020/08 mph.
                                     6 PM...010/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...010/14 mph.
                                     6 PM...010/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1232 PM):  1000ft...360/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...010/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...020/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...360/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...010/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...010/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+2.
                                     6 PM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2037 FT.
                                     6 PM...1842 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        657 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...360/02 mph.
                    9 AM...010/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...010/07 mph.
                    9 AM...030/07 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

&&

This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467
ext 5.

$$

Byrd