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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
309 AM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         535 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...160/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...170/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...170/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0257 AM):  1000ft...180/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1209 FT.
                                     8 AM...1711 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         829 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...170/07 mph.
                    8 PM...190/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...180/12 mph.
                    8 PM...190/08 mph.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         529 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...180/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0257 AM):  1000ft...180/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+4.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1201 FT.
                                     8 AM...1718 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         822 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...180/06 mph.
                    8 PM...160/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/08 mph.
                    8 PM...170/07 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner