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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
221 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         556 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...040/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...050/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...060/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0206 AM):  1000ft...020/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...080/22 mph.
                                     1000ft...090/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...090/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+9.
                                     8 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...555 FT.
                                     8 AM...804 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibilities reduced to
                                     4-5 miles due to smoke and
                                     haze.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         811 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...050/09 mph.
                    8 PM...050/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...050/14 mph.
                    8 PM...060/13 mph.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         556 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...040/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...050/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...050/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0206 AM):  1000ft...020/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...070/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...070/27 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+9.
                                     8 AM...+9.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...592 FT.
                                     8 AM...896 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibilities reduced to
                                     4-5 miles due to smoke and
                                     haze.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         811 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...040/10 mph.
                    8 PM...030/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...040/16 mph.
                    8 PM...020/13 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss