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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Sun Nov 24 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:                          418 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...060/08G15 mph.
                                     5 PM...060/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...050/15 mph. Depth 1600 ft.
                                     5 PM...050/13 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...030/06 mph.
                                           500ft...030/08 mph.
                                          1000ft...010/09 mph.
                                          2000ft...340/10 mph.
                                          3000ft...320/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+13.
                                     6 PM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...2675 ft.
                                     5 PM...2296 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     90 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        701 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...260/05 mph.
                    8 AM...260/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...260/09 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...260/10 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...270/06 mph.
                               500ft...300/13 mph.
                              1000ft...300/15 mph.
                              2000ft...300/17 mph.
                              3000ft...310/19 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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