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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
152 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          632 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...190/17G26 mph.
                                     6 PM...190/15G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...190/24 mph.
                                     6 PM...190/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0138 PM):  1000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...200/24 mph.
                                     1000ft...200/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/28 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-3.
                                     6 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2676 FT.
                                     6 PM...2471 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        659 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...310/09G18 mph.
                    9 AM...310/12G21 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...320/12 mph.
                    9 AM...310/15 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          625 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...190/14G22 mph.
                                     6 PM...180/12G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...180/20 mph.
                                     6 PM...180/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0138 PM):  1000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...190/22 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/26 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+1.
                                     6 PM...+1.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2668 FT.
                                     6 PM...2310 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        652 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...260/10G18 mph.
                    9 AM...310/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...290/15 mph.
                    9 AM...310/16 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner