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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
062 SXUS43 KUNR 150901 RECUNR Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 301 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT... .THIS MORNING... Sunrise: 509 AM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...240/05 mph. 7 AM...240/05 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...270/07 mph. Depth 500 ft. 9 AM...250/08 mph. Depth 900 ft. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...210/03 mph. 500ft...200/08 mph. 1000ft...260/13 mph. 2000ft...270/09 mph. 3000ft...350/04 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 6 AM...0. 9 AM...-3. Density Altitude: 5 AM...4845 ft. 7 AM...5322 ft. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING... Sunset: 837 PM. Weather: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 20 percent chance of precipitation. Surface Wind: 5 PM...180/14G21 mph. 7 PM...170/10G17 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 PM...200/25 mph. Depth 1700 ft. 7 PM...170/23 mph. Depth 900 ft. RAP Winds (at 5 PM): 250ft...170/14 mph. 500ft...170/17 mph. 1000ft...180/19 mph. 2000ft...180/20 mph. 3000ft...190/20 mph. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...130/07 mph. 7 AM...070/09G16 mph. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...300/06 mph. 500ft...330/13 mph. 1000ft...350/26 mph. 2000ft...350/29 mph. 3000ft...350/25 mph. Additional Weather Info: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. 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