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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
336 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

...FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         613 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...230/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...210/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0327 AM):  1000ft...220/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...240/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.
                                     8 AM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1594 FT.
                                     8 AM...1694 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         749 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...300/05 mph.
                    7 PM...010/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...270/07 mph.
                    7 PM...340/06 mph.

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

...FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         606 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...230/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...240/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...250/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0327 AM):  1000ft...220/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...260/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...270/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/20 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1579 FT.
                                     8 AM...1771 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         742 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...240/03 mph.
                    7 PM...320/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...250/06 mph.
                    7 PM...270/06 mph.

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

$$

Copple