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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Sat Oct 18 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          603 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...310/20G33 mph.
                                     6 PM...300/15G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...310/32 mph. Depth 8300 ft.
                                     6 PM...300/24 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...320/18 mph.
                                           500ft...320/23 mph.
                                          1000ft...320/26 mph.
                                          2000ft...320/27 mph.
                                          3000ft...320/28 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+3.
                                     7 PM...+12.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...3962 ft.
                                     6 PM...3586 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        712 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...210/08 mph.
                    8 AM...220/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...230/13 mph. Depth 400 ft.
                    8 AM...230/15 mph. Depth 400 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...230/07 mph.
                               500ft...230/19 mph.
                              1000ft...230/22 mph.
                              2000ft...240/18 mph.
                              3000ft...270/17 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled
issuances.

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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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