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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
501 AM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         540 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...150/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...170/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0447 AM):  1000ft...170/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1421 FT.
                                     8 AM...1708 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
 patchy fog with visibility as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         826 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...200/08 mph.
                    8 PM...190/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/13 mph.
                    8 PM...190/12 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         533 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...140/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...160/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...140/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...150/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0447 AM):  1000ft...170/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...180/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...0.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1191 FT.
                                     8 AM...1681 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
     patchy fog with visibility as low as a half mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         819 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...200/06 mph.
                    8 PM...190/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...200/10 mph.
                    8 PM...190/09 mph.

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

$$

Erwin