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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
255 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         635 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...310/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...340/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...320/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0241 AM):  1000ft...330/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/37 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...320/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...340/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+15.
                                     9 AM...+11.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-453 FT.
                                     9 AM...8 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 11000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         447 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of rain.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...330/06 mph.
                    5 PM...070/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...020/06 mph.
                    5 PM...090/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         628 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...320/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...320/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0241 AM):  1000ft...330/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/37 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...310/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+15.
                                     9 AM...+10.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-164 FT.
                                     9 AM...368 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         440 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of rain.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...310/03 mph.
                    5 PM...020/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...310/07 mph.
                    5 PM...050/07 mph.

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

$$

Erwin