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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Fri Jun 27 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...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          839 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...210/12G21 mph.
                                     7 PM...130/10G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...220/20 mph. Depth 11400 ft.
                                     7 PM...210/17 mph. Depth 1700 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM):              250ft...180/09 mph.
                                           500ft...180/11 mph.
                                          1000ft...180/11 mph.
                                          2000ft...190/11 mph.
                                          3000ft...200/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-1.
                                     7 PM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...6908 ft.
                                     7 PM...6588 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        512 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 AM...260/08 mph.
                    7 AM...260/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 AM...290/12 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                    7 AM...320/12 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM):  250ft...330/03 mph.
                               500ft...020/06 mph.
                              1000ft...260/06 mph.
                              2000ft...250/14 mph.
                              3000ft...240/16 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