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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
143 PM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          622 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...210/14G23 mph.
                                     6 PM...200/10G18 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...220/22 mph.
                                     6 PM...210/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0134 PM):  1000ft...210/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...220/22 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/28 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-2.
                                     6 PM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...3083 FT.
                                     6 PM...2882 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        706 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...230/09G16 mph.
                    9 AM...250/10 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...240/13 mph.
                    9 AM...270/15 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          615 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...220/13G22 mph.
                                     6 PM...200/08G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...220/22 mph.
                                     6 PM...210/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0134 PM):  1000ft...210/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...220/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/28 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-2.
                                     6 PM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...3077 FT.
                                     6 PM...2881 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        659 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...220/08G15 mph.
                    9 AM...240/09G17 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...230/14 mph.
                    9 AM...260/16 mph.

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

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