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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
336 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         611 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...240/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0331 AM):  1000ft...160/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...120/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     8 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1767 FT.
                                     8 AM...2183 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         751 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...090/03 mph.
                    7 PM...190/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...220/05 mph.
                    7 PM...130/03 mph.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         604 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...090/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...290/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...310/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0331 AM):  1000ft...160/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-2.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1608 FT.
                                     8 AM...2159 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     20 percent chance of thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         744 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...020/03 mph.
                    7 PM...040/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...340/06 mph.
                    7 PM...060/07 mph.

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

$$

Erwin