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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
323 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         544 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...020/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...030/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0310 AM):  1000ft...050/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/20 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...040/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...030/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+6.
                                     8 AM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...550 FT.
                                     8 AM...960 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...020/07 mph.
                    8 PM...020/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...010/10 mph.
                    8 PM...030/09 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         537 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...360/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...020/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...010/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...020/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0310 AM):  1000ft...050/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/20 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...020/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...030/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+8.
                                     8 AM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...668 FT.
                                     8 AM...1074 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         816 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...020/09 mph.
                    8 PM...020/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...010/14 mph.
                    8 PM...020/12 mph.

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

$$

Erwin