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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Wed Jul 9 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 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          836 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...070/13G20 mph.
                                     7 PM...070/10G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...030/21 mph. Depth 7900 ft.
                                     7 PM...050/18 mph. Depth 2000 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...080/07 mph.
                                           500ft...080/08 mph.
                                          1000ft...080/08 mph.
                                          2000ft...080/07 mph.
                                          3000ft...070/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-1.
                                     7 PM...0.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...6898 ft.
                                     7 PM...6459 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                      hot--reduced buoyancy.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        519 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...360/05 mph.
                    7 AM...310/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...030/10 mph. Depth 400 ft.
                    7 AM...020/10 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...020/05 mph.
                               500ft...040/06 mph.
                              1000ft...290/03 mph.
                              2000ft...260/10 mph.
                              3000ft...260/11 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.

$$

WFO UNR