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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
111 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         617 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...300/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...310/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0103 AM):  1000ft...330/32 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/33 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...320/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+8.
                                     9 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...458 FT.
                                     9 AM...933 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         742 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...310/15G23 mph.
                    7 PM...310/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...320/21 mph.
                    7 PM...320/14 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         611 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...310/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...320/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0103 AM):  1000ft...330/32 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/33 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...320/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...603 FT.
                                     9 AM...1147 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         734 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...310/13 mph.
                    7 PM...310/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...310/20 mph.
                    7 PM...310/14 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner