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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
108 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          436 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           2 PM...230/07 mph.
                                     4 PM...230/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             2 PM...240/09 mph.
                                     4 PM...240/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1252 PM):  1000ft...220/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/07 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...240/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            2 PM...+14.
                                     4 PM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                2 PM...228 FT.
                                     4 PM...151 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        652 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...320/05 mph.
                    9 AM...320/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...330/09 mph.
                    9 AM...340/08 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          429 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           2 PM...260/03 mph.
                                     4 PM...240/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             2 PM...260/05 mph.
                                     4 PM...230/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1252 PM):  1000ft...220/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/07 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...240/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            2 PM...+16.
                                     4 PM...+14.

    Density Altitude:                2 PM...244 FT.
                                     4 PM...135 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        645 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...310/07 mph.
                    9 AM...310/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...330/12 mph.
                    9 AM...340/13 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss