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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
350 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         711 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...110/01 mph.
                                     9 AM...130/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...130/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...140/03 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0338 AM):  1000ft...100/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...180/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+12.
                                     9 AM...+9.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...543 FT.
                                     9 AM...985 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 10000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         623 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...050/03 mph.
                    6 PM...070/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...040/07 mph.
                    6 PM...060/07 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.

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