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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
343 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         536 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...160/09G16 mph.
                                     8 AM...170/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...180/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0333 AM):  1000ft...190/35 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/38 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...180/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1605 FT.
                                     8 AM...1956 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         812 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...180/26G37 mph.
                    8 PM...180/24G35 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...180/36 mph.
                    8 PM...190/30 mph.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         529 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...160/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...170/10 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...190/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...190/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0333 AM):  1000ft...190/35 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/38 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1575 FT.
                                     8 AM...2011 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         805 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...190/23G33 mph.
                    8 PM...180/22G32 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/28 mph.
                    8 PM...180/25 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner