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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
209 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         535 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...270/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...280/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...300/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0157 AM):  1000ft...290/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...310/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+2.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1120 FT.
                                     8 AM...1543 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         829 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/06 mph.
                    8 PM...290/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...280/09 mph.
                    8 PM...270/06 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...280/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0157 AM):  1000ft...290/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1298 FT.
                                     8 AM...1669 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         822 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...280/06 mph.
                    8 PM...280/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...280/12 mph.
                    8 PM...290/06 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner