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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
318 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         634 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...090/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...100/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...110/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0305 AM):  1000ft...060/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...120/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...130/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1108 FT.
                                     9 AM...1419 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         patchy fog reducing visibility under a mile,
                                     scattered clouds at less than 1000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         713 PM.
    Weather:        scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...130/05 mph.
                    7 PM...110/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...150/08 mph.
                    7 PM...140/06 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         627 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...060/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0305 AM):  1000ft...060/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...110/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...090/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+10.
                                     9 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1035 FT.
                                     9 AM...1420 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         patchy fog reducing visibility under a mile,
                                     scattered clouds at less than 1000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         706 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 10000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...120/03 mph.
                    7 PM...090/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...140/07 mph.
                    7 PM...110/07 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss