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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
Issued by National Weather Service St Louis MO
243 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          823 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...040/06 mph.
                                     8 PM...050/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...100/06 mph.
                                     8 PM...090/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0236 PM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...060/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...070/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/10 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...0.
                                     8 PM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2046 FT.
                                     8 PM...1778 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        528 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...040/02 mph.
                    8 AM...060/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...130/07 mph.
                    8 AM...290/08 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          823 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...020/05 mph.
                                     8 PM...020/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...080/05 mph.
                                     8 PM...080/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0236 PM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...060/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...020/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...030/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...040/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/02 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...-1.
                                     8 PM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...1987 FT.
                                     8 PM...1820 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        528 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    visibility in patchy fog as low as 1 mile.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...360/02 mph.
                    8 AM...360/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...100/06 mph.
                    8 AM...110/08 mph.

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

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