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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
204 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          757 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...110/08 mph.
                                     8 PM...110/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...130/10 mph.
                                     8 PM...100/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0156 PM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...020/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/13 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...170/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/18 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...-8.
                                     8 PM...-9.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2785 FT.
                                     8 PM...2641 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        608 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...100/07 mph.
                    8 AM...120/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...110/12 mph.
                    8 AM...140/13 mph.

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

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          750 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...110/06 mph.
                                     8 PM...090/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...120/06 mph.
                                     8 PM...100/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0156 PM):  1000ft...MISSING.
                                     2000ft...020/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/13 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...150/08 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...-8.
                                     8 PM...-8.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2561 FT.
                                     8 PM...2309 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        601 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...070/05 mph.
                    8 AM...130/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...130/10 mph.
                    8 AM...170/10 mph.

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

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