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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025

This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning
and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all
preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a
Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         704 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...020/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...010/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...020/12 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                                     9 AM...350/10 mph. Depth 900 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...330/01 mph.
                                      500ft...200/07 mph.
                                     1000ft...230/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/20 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+19.
                                     9 AM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2099 ft.
                                     8 AM...2439 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         416 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   3 PM...040/09G18 mph.
                    5 PM...030/10G21 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...030/17 mph. Depth 1600 ft.
                    5 PM...030/20 mph. Depth 1400 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):  250ft...020/10 mph.
                          500ft...030/19 mph.
                         1000ft...040/21 mph.
                         2000ft...060/15 mph.
                         3000ft...090/10 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...340/15G23 mph.
                                     8 AM...340/14G24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...350/13 mph.
                                      500ft...350/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...350/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/32 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation.


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

&&

Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at
aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion
at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc.

$$

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