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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
206 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         547 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...020/05G12 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...030/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0152 AM):  1000ft...360/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/28 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...060/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...050/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/10 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1148 FT.
                                     8 AM...1424 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         821 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...020/07 mph.
                    8 PM...030/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...010/12 mph.
                    8 PM...030/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         540 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...030/06G13 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...020/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0152 AM):  1000ft...360/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/28 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...040/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...040/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/18 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1176 FT.
                                     8 AM...1433 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         814 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...010/07 mph.
                    8 PM...030/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...360/10 mph.
                    8 PM...030/08 mph.

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

$$

MJA