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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
228 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          616 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...120/08 mph.
                                     6 PM...120/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...130/09 mph.
                                     6 PM...120/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0217 PM):  1000ft...120/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...120/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...130/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+4.
                                     6 PM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2093 FT.
                                     6 PM...1823 FT.

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

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        710 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...160/09G20 mph.
                    9 AM...170/12G21 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...170/14 mph.
                    9 AM...180/17 mph.


...AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          609 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...110/06 mph.
                                     6 PM...110/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...110/07 mph.
                                     6 PM...120/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0217 PM):  1000ft...120/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...110/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...110/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/05 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+8.
                                     6 PM...+8.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...1767 FT.
                                     6 PM...1479 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        7040 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...160/06G14 mph.
                    9 AM...170/09G17 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...170/14 mph.
                    9 AM...180/16 mph.

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

$$

Geelhart