Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
373
SXUS43 KILX 100714
RECILX

Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
214 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         604 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/07G16 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/09G18 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...190/13 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0205 AM):  1000ft...190/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/32 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/20 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1794 FT.
                                     8 AM...1989 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         800 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...190/08G15 mph.
                    8 PM...190/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...180/12 mph.
                    8 PM...200/12 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         557 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...160/05G12 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...190/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0205 AM):  1000ft...190/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/32 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...190/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1637 FT.
                                     8 AM...2065 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         754 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...180/07 mph.
                    8 PM...180/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/13 mph.
                    8 PM...180/10 mph.

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

$$

07