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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
416 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         702 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...080/06G14 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...090/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0403 AM):  1000ft...080/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...120/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...020/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-853 FT.
                                     9 AM...-412 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         626 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...110/06 mph.
                    6 PM...110/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...120/06 mph.
                    6 PM...110/06 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         655 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...070/03G10 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/05G12 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0403 AM):  1000ft...080/31 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...110/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/07 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-855 FT.
                                     9 AM...-319 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         619 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...090/05 mph.
                    6 PM...090/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...090/07 mph.
                    6 PM...090/08 mph.

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

$$

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