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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
341 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         610 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/05G15 mph.
                                     8 AM...270/07G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...280/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0333 AM):  1000ft...010/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/20 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/33 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2051 FT.
                                     8 AM...2030 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         753 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...300/08 mph.
                    7 PM...320/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...300/13 mph.
                    7 PM...320/12 mph.

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         603 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...260/05G13 mph.
                                     8 AM...270/07G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...270/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...270/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0333 AM):  1000ft...010/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/20 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...260/18 mph.
                                     1000ft...270/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/27 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/33 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-4.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...2213 FT.
                                     8 AM...2152 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     70 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         746 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...280/08 mph.
                    7 PM...290/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...280/13 mph.
                    7 PM...300/09 mph.

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

$$

Copple