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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Wed Aug 6 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:                         546 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...010/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...090/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...030/10 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                                     9 AM...070/13 mph. Depth 1800 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...340/05 mph.
                                      500ft...050/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     9 AM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...4905 ft.
                                     8 AM...5376 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         809 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...110/12G21 mph.
                    6 PM...080/10G20 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...130/18 mph. Depth 6000 ft.
                    6 PM...110/20 mph. Depth 2700 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...090/10 mph.
                          500ft...090/11 mph.
                         1000ft...100/11 mph.
                         2000ft...100/10 mph.
                         3000ft...100/10 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/07 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...110/04 mph.
                                      500ft...170/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/31 mph.

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


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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