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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
111 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          711 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...280/07 mph.
                                     7 PM...310/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...280/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...330/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0100 PM):  1000ft...260/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...280/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-6.
                                     7 PM...-6.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2873 FT.
                                     7 PM...2609 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        636 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...360/06 mph.
                    9 AM...010/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...040/08 mph.
                    9 AM...050/07 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          704 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...280/06 mph.
                                     7 PM...290/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...280/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...280/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0100 PM):  1000ft...260/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...280/07 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/08 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...-4.
                                     7 PM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2832 FT.
                                     7 PM...2561 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        629 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...340/02 mph.
                    9 AM...010/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...360/08 mph.
                    9 AM...030/06 mph.

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

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