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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
241 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         711 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...200/09G18 mph.
                                     9 AM...200/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...210/14 mph.
                                     9 AM...210/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0234 AM):  1000ft...200/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/41 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/45 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...200/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...230/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/40 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+1.
                                     9 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1454 FT.
                                     9 AM...1730 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         613 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2500 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    80 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...210/12G20 mph.
                    6 PM...200/10G17 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...220/16 mph.
                    6 PM...200/14 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         704 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...190/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...210/13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...200/16 mph.
                                     9 AM...220/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0234 AM):  1000ft...200/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/41 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/45 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...200/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/36 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+5.
                                     9 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1371 FT.
                                     9 AM...1780 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 10000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         606 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2500 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    90 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...210/14G23 mph.
                    6 PM...200/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...220/22 mph.
                    6 PM...220/15 mph.

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

$$

Barnes