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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
207 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          443 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...290/13G24 mph.
                                     4 PM...290/09G21 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...300/26 mph.
                                     4 PM...290/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0154 PM):  1000ft...290/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/21 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...300/25 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/27 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/32 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+15.
                                     4 PM...+14.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...686 FT.
                                     4 PM...596 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        641 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...260/01 mph.
                    9 AM...170/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...340/05 mph.
                    9 AM...100/03 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          436 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...280/15G26 mph.
                                     4 PM...280/12G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...290/24 mph.
                                     4 PM...280/18 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0154 PM):  1000ft...290/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/21 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 3 PM):              500ft...290/27 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/30 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/34 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+16.
                                     4 PM...+16.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...510 FT.
                                     4 PM...409 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        634 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...290/03 mph.
                    9 AM...300/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...320/08 mph.
                    9 AM...310/07 mph.

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

$$

Copple