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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
201 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          440 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...300/16G25 mph.
                                     4 PM...310/14G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...310/23 mph.
                                     4 PM...310/20 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0148 PM):  1000ft...300/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...300/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/27 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+5.
                                     4 PM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...2135 FT.
                                     4 PM...1863 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        644 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...330/07G15 mph.
                    9 AM...330/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...340/12 mph.
                    9 AM...350/16 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          433 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...280/16G25 mph.
                                     4 PM...290/14G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...280/24 mph.
                                     4 PM...300/18 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0148 PM):  1000ft...300/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...280/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/31 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+1.
                                     4 PM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...2138 FT.
                                     4 PM...1922 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        637 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...320/09G16 mph.
                    9 AM...330/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...330/14 mph.
                    9 AM...340/20 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss