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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
241 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         643 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...030/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...030/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...070/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0231 AM):  1000ft...170/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...070/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...360/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1799 FT.
                                     9 AM...2055 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2500 feet AGL,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         658 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1500 feet AGL,
                    40 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...020/12 mph.
                    7 PM...040/13G20 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...020/12 mph.
                    7 PM...040/16 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         636 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...050/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...360/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...040/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0231 AM):  1000ft...170/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...080/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...110/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...160/07 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-2.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1788 FT.
                                     9 AM...2136 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2500 feet AGL,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         651 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1500 feet AGL,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...010/09G16 mph.
                    7 PM...030/12G20 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...010/10 mph.
                    7 PM...030/14 mph.

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

$$

Barnes