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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1253 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          746 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...240/06 mph.
                                     7 PM...210/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...240/09 mph.
                                     7 PM...220/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1244 PM):  1000ft...250/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/07 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...240/07 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-5.
                                     7 PM...-7.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2421 FT.
                                     7 PM...2267 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        616 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...310/06 mph.
                    9 AM...330/07G14 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...320/10 mph.
                    9 AM...340/13 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          739 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...260/03 mph.
                                     7 PM...210/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...270/07 mph.
                                     7 PM...240/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 1244 PM):  1000ft...250/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/07 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...250/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-2.
                                     7 PM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2294 FT.
                                     7 PM...2135 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        608 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...280/06 mph.
                    9 AM...310/08G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...300/10 mph.
                    9 AM...320/14 mph.

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

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