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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
112 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         615 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...060/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1258 AM):  1000ft...080/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/13 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...100/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...090/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/07 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/12 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...963 FT.
                                     9 AM...1316 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in areas of fog as low as 5 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         745 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...340/02 mph.
                    7 PM...350/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...010/05 mph.
                    7 PM...030/05 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         609 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...050/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...070/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...050/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...070/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1258 AM):  1000ft...080/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/13 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...080/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...080/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/09 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...994 FT.
                                     9 AM...1343 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in areas of fog as low as 4 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         737 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...030/02 mph.
                    7 PM...030/01 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...020/03 mph.
                    7 PM...020/05 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner