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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
Issued by National Weather Service St Louis MO
212 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...050/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...050/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...130/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0159 AM):  1000ft...090/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...130/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...090/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/02 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/04 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+4.
                                     8 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...985 FT.
                                     8 AM...1290 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...340/05 mph.
                    8 PM...340/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...350/09 mph.
                    8 PM...360/09 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...350/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...340/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...100/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...110/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0159 AM):  1000ft...090/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...130/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...020/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/03 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+4.
                                     8 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1159 FT.
                                     8 AM...1395 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...330/03 mph.
                    8 PM...350/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...310/10 mph.
                    8 PM...330/09 mph.

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

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