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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
120 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          743 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...330/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...350/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...320/09 mph.
                                     7 PM...330/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0110 PM):  1000ft...310/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...350/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...340/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...340/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...+6.
                                     7 PM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2056 FT.
                                     7 PM...1804 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        617 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 5 miles.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...180/01 mph.
                    9 AM...220/01 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...100/03 mph.
                    9 AM...170/03 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          736 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...320/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...330/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...310/13 mph.
                                     7 PM...330/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0110 PM):  1000ft...310/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...330/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/15 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2007 FT.
                                     7 PM...1730 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        609 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...270/01 mph.
                    9 AM...270/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...280/03 mph.
                    9 AM...260/05 mph.

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

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