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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 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...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         710 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...250/16G26 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/17G29 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...260/23 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                                     9 AM...270/28 mph. Depth 1000 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...240/07 mph.
                                      500ft...280/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/33 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+8.
                                     9 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...3365 ft.
                                     8 AM...3917 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         604 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...280/15G25 mph.
                    6 PM...270/09G16 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...290/23 mph. Depth 2100 ft.
                    6 PM...280/16 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...290/07 mph.
                          500ft...290/15 mph.
                         1000ft...290/20 mph.
                         2000ft...290/23 mph.
                         3000ft...290/25 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...320/13G21 mph.
                                     8 AM...310/15G24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...270/07 mph.
                                      500ft...270/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/32 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 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.

$$

WFO UNR