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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
410 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         542 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/07G15 mph.
                                     8 AM...230/08G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...230/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0402 AM):  1000ft...120/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...190/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1893 FT.
                                     8 AM...2038 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         825 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/07 mph.
                    8 PM...320/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...300/15 mph.
                    8 PM...330/06 mph.

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         535 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/09G17 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/09G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...210/14 mph.
                                     8 AM...240/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0402 AM):  1000ft...120/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...210/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2043 FT.
                                     8 AM...2206 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         818 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...300/08 mph.
                    8 PM...290/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...320/10 mph.
                    8 PM...290/12 mph.

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

$$

Erwin