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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
242 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         649 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...140/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...150/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...160/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...170/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0232 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...160/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/27 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+15.
                                     9 AM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-347 FT.
                                     9 AM...-196 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 5 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         437 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   2 PM...160/07 mph.
                    4 PM...160/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  2 PM...180/08 mph.
                    4 PM...160/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         642 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...150/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0232 AM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...170/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/02 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/02 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/32 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+15.
                                     9 AM...+14.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-350 FT.
                                     9 AM...-107 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         430 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   2 PM...180/06 mph.
                    4 PM...180/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  2 PM...190/08 mph.
                    4 PM...180/06 mph.

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

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