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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
418 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         544 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...030/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...080/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...070/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0408 AM):  1000ft...080/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...070/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...040/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+11.
                                     8 AM...+9.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...396 FT.
                                     8 AM...749 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...080/03 mph.
                    8 PM...080/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...080/03 mph.
                    8 PM...100/05 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         537 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...020/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...050/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...070/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0408 AM):  1000ft...080/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...080/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...090/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...110/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+14.
                                     8 AM...+10.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...274 FT.
                                     8 AM...783 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         816 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...040/03 mph.
                    8 PM...040/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...050/05 mph.
                    8 PM...020/07 mph.

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

$$

Copple