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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
252 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         638 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...180/14G22 mph.
                                     9 AM...200/13G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...190/17 mph.
                                     9 AM...210/21 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0244 AM):  1000ft...160/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/45 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/49 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...210/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/38 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/39 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+7.
                                     9 AM...+3.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1652 FT.
                                     9 AM...2146 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         706 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...300/07 mph.
                    7 PM...070/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...270/09 mph.
                    7 PM...030/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         631 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...170/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/16 mph.
                                     9 AM...200/18 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0244 AM):  1000ft...160/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/45 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/49 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...200/31 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/36 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/35 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+9.
                                     9 AM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1324 FT.
                                     9 AM...2000 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         659 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...250/06 mph.
                    7 PM...190/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...220/09 mph.
                    7 PM...190/08 mph.

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

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Deubelbeiss