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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
349 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

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

...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         605 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...200/07G16 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/09G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...190/13 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0340 AM):  1000ft...220/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/37 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/36 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...240/22 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/24 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-9.
                                     8 AM...-10.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2097 FT.
                                     8 AM...2294 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         759 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...240/08G15 mph.
                    8 PM...310/05G12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...220/14 mph.
                    8 PM...210/12 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         558 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/07G14 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/08G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...240/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0340 AM):  1000ft...220/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/37 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/36 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...220/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-8.
                                     8 AM...-11.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2038 FT.
                                     8 AM...2247 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 11000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         752 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...230/08G15 mph.
                    8 PM...170/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...220/12 mph.
                    8 PM...150/08 mph.

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

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MJA