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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
342 AM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         606 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...140/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...150/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...150/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0330 AM):  1000ft...170/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...230/03 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/04 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/07 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...693 FT.
                                     8 AM...911 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 10000 feet AGL,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         758 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...100/05 mph.
                    8 PM...070/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...100/09 mph.
                    8 PM...100/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         559 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...170/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/02 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0330 AM):  1000ft...170/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...250/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/10 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...572 FT.
                                     8 AM...909 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog less than 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         751 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...360/02 mph.
                    8 PM...360/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...260/05 mph.
                    8 PM...110/06 mph.

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

$$

Barnes