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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
218 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          554 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...290/07 mph.
                                     6 PM...300/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...280/10 mph.
                                     6 PM...310/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0204 PM):  1000ft...310/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/03 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...300/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/10 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...-57 FT.
                                     6 PM...-318 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        628 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 5 miles.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...360/02 mph.
                    9 AM...090/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...020/06 mph.
                    9 AM...080/03 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          547 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...280/06 mph.
                                     6 PM...290/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...270/12 mph.
                                     6 PM...290/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0204 PM):  1000ft...310/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/03 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...290/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+7.
                                     6 PM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...183 FT.
                                     6 PM...-128 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        621 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...010/01 mph.
                    9 AM...020/01 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...020/05 mph.
                    9 AM...070/03 mph.

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

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