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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
130 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         630 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...250/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...260/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...260/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...270/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0120 AM):  1000ft...320/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...270/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...260/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+13.
                                     9 AM...+10.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-118 FT.
                                     9 AM...609 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         720 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 8000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...290/10G20 mph.
                    7 PM...320/06G13 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...280/20 mph.
                    7 PM...310/12 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         623 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...260/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...270/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...270/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0120 AM):  1000ft...320/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...280/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...290/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+14.
                                     9 AM...+11.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...11 FT.
                                     9 AM...854 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         713 PM.
    Weather:        a few clouds around 7000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...280/10G17 mph.
                    7 PM...300/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...280/17 mph.
                    7 PM...290/09 mph.

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

$$

MJA