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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Fri Aug 8 2025

This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning
and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all
preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a
Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com.

...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          806 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...300/14G23 mph.
                                     6 PM...020/14G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...340/23 mph. Depth 4500 ft.
                                     6 PM...040/22 mph. Depth 3200 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...340/08 mph.
                                           500ft...340/11 mph.
                                          1000ft...320/12 mph.
                                          2000ft...310/13 mph.
                                          3000ft...290/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-4.
                                     7 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5913 ft.
                                     6 PM...5680 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        550 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...250/06 mph.
                    8 AM...260/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...270/10 mph. Depth 400 ft.
                    8 AM...250/13 mph. Depth 900 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...290/03 mph.
                               500ft...040/02 mph.
                              1000ft...060/02 mph.
                              2000ft...350/04 mph.
                              3000ft...320/07 mph.

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

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Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at
aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion
at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc.

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