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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MST Wed Jan 21 2026

This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning
and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all
preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a
Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         720 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...270/22G37 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/25G38 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...290/38 mph. Depth 800 ft.
                                     9 AM...300/43 mph. Depth 2200 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...280/16 mph.
                                      500ft...290/37 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/53 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/62 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/67 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+14.
                                     9 AM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1987 ft.
                                     8 AM...2342 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         448 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.

    Surface Wind:   3 PM...290/15G26 mph.
                    5 PM...270/10G18 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...300/25 mph. Depth 3600 ft.
                    5 PM...290/17 mph. Depth 1900 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):  250ft...290/05 mph.
                          500ft...310/17 mph.
                         1000ft...310/26 mph.
                         2000ft...310/34 mph.
                         3000ft...310/42 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...300/08G15 mph.
                                     8 AM...320/09G16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...260/09 mph.
                                      500ft...300/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/36 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds at less than 1000 feet
AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


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

&&

Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at
aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion
at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc.

$$

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