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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Sat Nov 23 2024

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:                          419 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...120/07 mph.
                                     5 PM...210/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...100/09 mph. Depth 1000 ft.
                                     5 PM...350/10 mph. Depth 400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...080/03 mph.
                                           500ft...110/05 mph.
                                          1000ft...180/12 mph.
                                          2000ft...230/21 mph.
                                          3000ft...250/32 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+19.
                                     6 PM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...3411 ft.
                                     5 PM...3547 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        700 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...250/06 mph.
                    8 AM...070/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...320/09 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...110/10 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...350/05 mph.
                               500ft...350/09 mph.
                              1000ft...360/10 mph.
                              2000ft...020/12 mph.
                              3000ft...030/09 mph.

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

&&

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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