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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
446 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         527 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...340/10G18 mph.
                                     8 AM...340/13G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...340/14 mph.
                                     8 AM...350/18 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0439 AM):  1000ft...290/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...330/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.
                                     8 AM...+3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1380 FT.
                                     8 AM...1361 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         828 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...330/13G21 mph.
                    8 PM...330/08G15 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...340/18 mph.
                    8 PM...350/13 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         520 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...280/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...310/10G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...270/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...330/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0439 AM):  1000ft...290/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...270/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/19 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1718 FT.
                                     8 AM...1808 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         821 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...330/15G22 mph.
                    8 PM...330/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...330/22 mph.
                    8 PM...350/14 mph.

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

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Copple