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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
208 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         542 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...160/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...350/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...180/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...170/03 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0154 AM):  1000ft...200/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...300/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...270/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/04 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+2.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1748 FT.
                                     8 AM...2113 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         825 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...200/03 mph.
                    8 PM...200/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...230/06 mph.
                    8 PM...230/06 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         533 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...290/01 mph.
                                     8 AM...300/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...280/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...300/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0154 AM):  1000ft...200/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...290/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/07 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/05 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+3.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1911 FT.
                                     8 AM...2336 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         819 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...180/02 mph.
                    8 PM...190/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...230/05 mph.
                    8 PM...240/06 mph.

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

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