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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
240 AM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         537 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...250/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...270/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...320/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0226 AM):  1000ft...200/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...260/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/10 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1409 FT.
                                     8 AM...1723 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in areas of fog less than 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         828 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...310/05 mph.
                    8 PM...330/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...310/07 mph.
                    8 PM...290/05 mph.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         530 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...230/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...270/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...310/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0226 AM):  1000ft...200/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...230/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/05 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1589 FT.
                                     8 AM...1882 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         821 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...320/05 mph.
                    8 PM...340/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...320/09 mph.
                    8 PM...320/07 mph.

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

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