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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Tue Jul 29 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:                         537 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...040/15G23 mph.
                                     7 AM...050/15G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...050/28 mph. Depth 1500 ft.
                                     9 AM...060/24 mph. Depth 1700 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...050/16 mph.
                                      500ft...050/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/27 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...090/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                5 AM...4627 ft.
                                     7 AM...4614 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         819 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...080/15G23 mph.
                    7 PM...070/13G21 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...070/23 mph. Depth 2600 ft.
                    7 PM...060/23 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):  250ft...080/15 mph.
                          500ft...070/17 mph.
                         1000ft...070/18 mph.
                         2000ft...070/18 mph.
                         3000ft...080/16 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...040/10G17 mph.
                                     7 AM...050/12G20 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...040/08 mph.
                                      500ft...040/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/08 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     70 percent chance of precipitation.


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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