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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Sat Nov 9 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:                          432 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...030/06G14 mph.
                                     5 PM...020/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...010/14 mph. Depth 1500 ft.
                                     5 PM...360/10 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...020/06 mph.
                                           500ft...020/10 mph.
                                          1000ft...010/13 mph.
                                          2000ft...360/15 mph.
                                          3000ft...360/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+8.
                                     6 PM...+8.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...3700 ft.
                                     5 PM...3620 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        642 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...250/10G17 mph.
                    8 AM...260/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...270/17 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    8 AM...270/20 mph. Depth 500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...260/07 mph.
                               500ft...290/17 mph.
                              1000ft...310/21 mph.
                              2000ft...330/25 mph.
                              3000ft...330/27 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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