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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
212 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          753 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...300/09 mph.
                                     7 PM...320/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...300/10 mph.
                                     7 PM...320/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0204 PM):  1000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/32 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...300/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/13 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2825 FT.
                                     7 PM...2514 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        611 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...340/05 mph.
                    8 AM...350/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...350/09 mph.
                    8 AM...360/10 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          746 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...290/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...300/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...290/12 mph.
                                     7 PM...300/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0204 PM):  1000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/32 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...270/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/15 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2819 FT.
                                     7 PM...2596 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 6000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        604 AM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 3000 feet AGL.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...330/03 mph.
                    8 AM...350/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...350/08 mph.
                    8 AM...360/09 mph.

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

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