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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
156 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         535 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/07G15 mph.
                                     8 AM...240/08G16 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...240/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0149 AM):  1000ft...210/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...240/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2017 FT.
                                     8 AM...2200 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         829 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/07 mph.
                    8 PM...290/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...290/09 mph.
                    8 PM...290/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...200/06G13 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/08G16 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...210/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...240/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0149 AM):  1000ft...210/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...230/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/22 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1997 FT.
                                     8 AM...2397 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...240/07 mph.
                    8 PM...250/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...260/12 mph.
                    8 PM...290/09 mph.

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

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