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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
148 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          613 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...180/13 mph.
                                     6 PM...170/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...180/15 mph.
                                     6 PM...170/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0137 PM):  1000ft...190/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...190/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+18.
                                     6 PM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...1219 FT.
                                     6 PM...496 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        712 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...150/02 mph.
                    9 AM...170/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...180/07 mph.
                    9 AM...180/07 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          606 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...180/10 mph.
                                     6 PM...170/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...180/14 mph.
                                     6 PM...170/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0137 PM):  1000ft...190/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/14 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...180/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+18.
                                     6 PM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...1188 FT.
                                     6 PM...351 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        705 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...000/00 mph.
                    9 AM...000/00 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...170/05 mph.
                    9 AM...170/05 mph.

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

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