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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Wed Jul 23 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 EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          826 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...050/13 mph.
                                     7 PM...040/10 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...070/20 mph. Depth 3900 ft.
                                     7 PM...060/18 mph. Depth 3000 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...M/M mph.
                                           500ft...M/M mph.
                                          1000ft...M/M mph.
                                          2000ft...M/M mph.
                                          3000ft...M/M mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-5.
                                     7 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...5886 ft.
                                     7 PM...5652 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     90 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        532 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...280/05 mph.
                    7 AM...220/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...350/09 mph. Depth 700 ft.
                    7 AM...010/08 mph. Depth 1000 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...020/04 mph.
                               500ft...080/02 mph.
                              1000ft...210/02 mph.
                              2000ft...210/06 mph.
                              3000ft...200/06 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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