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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         534 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...160/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...200/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0143 AM):  1000ft...180/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...190/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1509 FT.
                                     8 AM...2019 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         830 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...180/07 mph.
                    8 PM...170/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...180/10 mph.
                    8 PM...180/09 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         527 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...220/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0143 AM):  1000ft...180/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/07 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...0.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1574 FT.
                                     8 AM...2092 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...190/05 mph.
                    8 PM...180/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...200/08 mph.
                    8 PM...190/07 mph.

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

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