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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
211 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         647 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...270/18G35 mph.
                                     9 AM...270/18G32 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...280/30 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/26 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0203 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...CALM.
                                     3000ft...MISSING.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...270/29 mph.
                                     1000ft...270/33 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/38 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/49 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-985 FT.
                                     9 AM...-1031 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 3000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         544 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...290/15G23 mph.
                    5 PM...300/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...280/21 mph.
                    5 PM...280/15 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.

$$

MRB