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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
201 PM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          732 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...180/10G17 mph.
                                     7 PM...170/08G16 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...180/14 mph.
                                     7 PM...180/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0151 PM):  1000ft...190/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...180/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-2.
                                     7 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2772 FT.
                                     7 PM...2520 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        624 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...180/08G15 mph.
                    9 AM...200/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...200/13 mph.
                    9 AM...210/15 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          725 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...190/08G15 mph.
                                     7 PM...180/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...190/13 mph.
                                     7 PM...180/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0151 PM):  1000ft...190/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...200/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-3.
                                     7 PM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2545 FT.
                                     7 PM...2401 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        617 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...200/07 mph.
                    9 AM...210/09 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...210/14 mph.
                    9 AM...220/14 mph.

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

$$

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