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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
812 SXUS43 KUNR 032002 RECUNR Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 201 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com. ...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT... .THIS EVENING... Sunset: 838 PM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 PM...070/14G24 mph. 7 PM...040/14G23 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 5 PM...070/20 mph. Depth 7000 ft. 7 PM...040/28 mph. Depth 3000 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM): 250ft...080/12 mph. 500ft...080/13 mph. 1000ft...080/14 mph. 2000ft...080/13 mph. 3000ft...080/11 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 4 PM...-3. 7 PM...-4. Density Altitude: 5 PM...5944 ft. 7 PM...5392 ft. Additional Weather Info: ceilings around 9000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 80 percent chance of precipitation. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Sunrise: 515 AM. Weather: scattered clouds around 11000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 20 percent chance of precipitation. Surface Wind: 5 AM...280/08 mph. 7 AM...280/10 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 AM...270/12 mph. Depth 500 ft. 7 AM...290/16 mph. Depth 800 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM): 250ft...290/07 mph. 500ft...320/16 mph. 1000ft...340/23 mph. 2000ft...340/24 mph. 3000ft...340/21 mph. This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled issuances. && Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc. $$ WFO UNR