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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
137 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         705 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...110/06G13 mph.
                                     9 AM...130/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...110/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...140/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0124 AM):  1000ft...060/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/22 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...160/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+17.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...156 FT.
                                     9 AM...554 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         622 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...150/09 mph.
                    6 PM...140/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...170/12 mph.
                    6 PM...150/10 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         658 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...090/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...110/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...100/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...120/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0124 AM):  1000ft...060/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/22 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...130/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/05 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-127 FT.
                                     9 AM...492 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         615 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...100/05 mph.
                    6 PM...100/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...120/06 mph.
                    6 PM...110/08 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner