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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
450 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         657 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...180/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...210/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...210/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...220/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0438 AM):  1000ft...250/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/21 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...230/24 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+5.
                                     9 AM...+3.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...909 FT.
                                     9 AM...1329 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         634 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...190/13 mph.
                    6 PM...180/09 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...190/17 mph.
                    6 PM...180/13 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         650 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...190/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...220/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...220/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...230/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0438 AM):  1000ft...250/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/21 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...250/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/07 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+4.
                                     9 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...909 FT.
                                     9 AM...1428 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         627 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...190/09 mph.
                    6 PM...170/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...190/13 mph.
                    6 PM...180/12 mph.

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

$$

Copple