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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          726 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...200/07 mph.
                                     7 PM...180/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...210/10 mph.
                                     7 PM...190/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0200 PM):  1000ft...220/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...210/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/11 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...3290 FT.
                                     7 PM...3046 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        628 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...200/05 mph.
                    9 AM...240/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...220/10 mph.
                    9 AM...250/12 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          719 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...220/03 mph.
                                     7 PM...190/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...230/09 mph.
                                     7 PM...200/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0200 PM):  1000ft...220/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...230/08 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-7.
                                     7 PM...-9.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...3272 FT.
                                     7 PM...2890 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        621 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...210/03 mph.
                    9 AM...250/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...220/10 mph.
                    9 AM...250/10 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss