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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
230 AM CDT Thu Sep 24 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         647 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...040/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...060/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...050/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0215 AM):  1000ft...350/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...060/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...070/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...090/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+12.
                                     9 AM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...461 FT.
                                     9 AM...572 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         651 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3500 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...070/06 mph.
                    7 PM...060/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...080/08 mph.
                    7 PM...060/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         640 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...040/05G12 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...070/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...070/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0215 AM):  1000ft...350/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...080/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...100/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/15 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...557 FT.
                                     9 AM...611 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         644 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...080/06 mph.
                    7 PM...070/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...090/09 mph.
                    7 PM...080/09 mph.

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

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Barnes