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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Sat Nov 1 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          542 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...230/10G18 mph.
                                     5 PM...220/09G16 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...240/17 mph. Depth 1800 ft.
                                     5 PM...240/15 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...230/07 mph.
                                           500ft...240/09 mph.
                                          1000ft...270/11 mph.
                                          2000ft...290/13 mph.
                                          3000ft...310/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            1 PM...+19.
                                     4 PM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...4040 ft.
                                     5 PM...4021 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        631 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...250/15G25 mph.
                    8 AM...260/14G24 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...270/24 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...280/23 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...260/09 mph.
                               500ft...290/25 mph.
                              1000ft...290/35 mph.
                              2000ft...300/33 mph.
                              3000ft...300/28 mph.

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

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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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