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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
107 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         552 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...030/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...050/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...050/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1254 AM):  1000ft...070/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...040/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...060/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...070/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+9.
                                     8 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1058 FT.
                                     8 AM...1498 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         815 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...040/07 mph.
                    8 PM...050/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...040/10 mph.
                    8 PM...050/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         544 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...360/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...020/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...010/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...020/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1254 AM):  1000ft...070/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...040/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...030/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...050/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+7.
                                     8 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1055 FT.
                                     8 AM...1500 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         809 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...020/07 mph.
                    8 PM...020/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...010/12 mph.
                    8 PM...020/09 mph.

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

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