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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
333 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         550 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...180/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0321 AM):  1000ft...160/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...150/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...200/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-4.
                                     8 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1982 FT.
                                     8 AM...2181 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 6000ft,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         817 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 2500ft,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...200/07 mph.
                    8 PM...190/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...220/10 mph.
                    8 PM...200/10 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         543 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...200/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0321 AM):  1000ft...160/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...220/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...230/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     8 AM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1969 FT.
                                     8 AM...2267 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 6000ft,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         810 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 2500ft,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...200/08 mph.
                    8 PM...200/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...210/15 mph.
                    8 PM...210/12 mph.

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         550 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...150/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...250/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...230/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0321 AM):  1000ft...160/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/24 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...180/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1839 FT.
                                     8 AM...1881 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1500 feet AGL,
                                     70 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         817 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 2500 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...220/07 mph.
                    8 PM...200/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...200/09 mph.
                    8 PM...210/08 mph.

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

$$

Barnes