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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
159 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          633 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...180/15G26 mph.
                                     6 PM...170/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...190/20 mph.
                                     6 PM...180/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0150 PM):  1000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...190/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+4.
                                     6 PM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2406 FT.
                                     6 PM...2324 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        659 AM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...180/07G14 mph.
                    9 AM...190/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...190/12 mph.
                    9 AM...190/13 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          626 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...180/15G24 mph.
                                     6 PM...170/10G18 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...190/21 mph.
                                     6 PM...180/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0150 PM):  1000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...190/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+5.
                                     6 PM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2390 FT.
                                     6 PM...2258 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        652 AM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...180/06 mph.
                    9 AM...190/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...190/13 mph.
                    9 AM...200/14 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner