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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
500 AM CDT Fri Jun 12 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...270/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...290/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0453 AM):  1000ft...290/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/22 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+8.
                                     8 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...963 FT.
                                     8 AM...1220 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         827 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/07 mph.
                    8 PM...260/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...280/10 mph.
                    8 PM...260/06 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         521 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...290/06G13 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...300/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...300/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0453 AM):  1000ft...290/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/22 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...300/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/27 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1229 FT.
                                     8 AM...1478 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         820 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...290/08 mph.
                    8 PM...280/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...280/13 mph.
                    8 PM...280/07 mph.

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

$$

Copple