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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
220 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         611 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/05G14 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/07G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...290/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0214 AM):  1000ft...280/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/36 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1631 FT.
                                     8 AM...1901 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         751 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...300/12G21 mph.
                    7 PM...310/09G20 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...310/18 mph.
                    7 PM...310/15 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         604 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...250/06G14 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/08G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...270/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...270/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0214 AM):  1000ft...280/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...270/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1658 FT.
                                     8 AM...2015 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         744 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    40 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...290/13G21 mph.
                    7 PM...300/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...290/18 mph.
                    7 PM...300/14 mph.

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

$$

MJA