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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
139 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          721 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...060/10 mph.
                                     7 PM...070/09 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...070/13 mph.
                                     7 PM...080/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0125 PM):  1000ft...060/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...050/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...070/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...070/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-1.
                                     7 PM...+1.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2413 FT.
                                     7 PM...2204 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        631 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...080/06 mph.
                    9 AM...100/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...090/10 mph.
                    9 AM...100/13 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          714 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...050/09 mph.
                                     7 PM...050/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...060/14 mph.
                                     7 PM...070/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0125 PM):  1000ft...060/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...050/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...060/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...060/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...+5.
                                     7 PM...+5.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2227 FT.
                                     7 PM...1884 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        624 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...060/05 mph.
                    9 AM...080/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...080/10 mph.
                    9 AM...090/12 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss