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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
146 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026

...AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          639 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...270/09G16 mph.
                                     6 PM...280/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...260/14 mph.
                                     6 PM...260/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0137 PM):  1000ft...270/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/18 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...260/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-3.
                                     6 PM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2199 FT.
                                     6 PM...2024 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     80 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        655 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...010/14G21 mph.
                    9 AM...020/13G21 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...020/16 mph.
                    9 AM...030/17 mph.

...AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          632 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...230/09G17 mph.
                                     6 PM...260/07G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...240/17 mph.
                                     6 PM...260/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0137 PM):  1000ft...270/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...250/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/18 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):              500ft...250/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...240/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/26 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-2.
                                     6 PM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...2805 FT.
                                     6 PM...2280 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     80 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        648 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...010/10G17 mph.
                    9 AM...020/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...020/16 mph.
                    9 AM...040/17 mph.

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

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