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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
348 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         527 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...030/06G13 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...040/12 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0339 AM):  1000ft...080/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...090/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...050/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...050/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...060/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/11 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1646 FT.
                                     8 AM...1533 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         828 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...030/08 mph.
                    8 PM...050/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...020/12 mph.
                    8 PM...060/09 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         520 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...060/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...050/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...040/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...030/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0339 AM):  1000ft...080/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...090/10 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...050/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...070/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...100/03 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...0.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1655 FT.
                                     8 AM...1573 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     50 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         821 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...040/09 mph.
                    8 PM...040/07G15 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...030/14 mph.
                    8 PM...050/14 mph.

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

$$

MJA