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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
156 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         635 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...330/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...340/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...340/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...350/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0143 AM):  1000ft...360/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...360/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/28 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...360/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...360/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...360/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/15 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-905 FT.
                                     9 AM...-321 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 8 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         446 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...350/05 mph.
                    5 PM...360/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...360/06 mph.
                    5 PM...360/05 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         629 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...320/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...330/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...340/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0143 AM):  1000ft...340/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...360/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...350/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...350/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/19 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-703 FT.
                                     9 AM...-60 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 9 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         440 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...330/06 mph.
                    5 PM...340/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...330/10 mph.
                    5 PM...340/08 mph.

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

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