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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
447 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         631 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...080/06G13 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...100/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0433 AM):  1000ft...070/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...090/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/26 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...110/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...130/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+10.
                                     9 AM...+8.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...587 FT.
                                     9 AM...1315 FT.

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

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         719 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...090/08 mph.
                    7 PM...090/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...100/10 mph.
                    7 PM...090/10 mph.


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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         624 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...060/05G12 mph.
                                     9 AM...080/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0433 AM):  1000ft...070/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...090/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/26 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...090/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...100/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+11.
                                     9 AM...+8.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...741 FT.
                                     9 AM...1260 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         712 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...080/07 mph.
                    7 PM...070/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...090/12 mph.
                    7 PM...080/09 mph.

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

$$

Geelhart