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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Thu Jun 26 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         511 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...220/03 mph.
                                     7 AM...210/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...250/06 mph. Depth 700 ft.
                                     9 AM...240/06 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...000/00 mph.
                                      500ft...000/00 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/02 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/04 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                5 AM...4462 ft.
                                     7 AM...4844 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in fog as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         839 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...140/09 mph.
                    7 PM...120/07 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...120/15 mph. Depth 6200 ft.
                    7 PM...100/13 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):  250ft...M/M mph.
                          500ft...M/M mph.
                         1000ft...M/M mph.
                         2000ft...M/M mph.
                         3000ft...M/M mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...220/06 mph.
                                     7 AM...240/08G16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...180/04 mph.
                                      500ft...180/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/32 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/27 mph.

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


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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