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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
400 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         616 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...310/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...330/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...350/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0349 AM):  1000ft...300/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...350/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...350/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...340/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-1.
                                     9 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1255 FT.
                                     9 AM...1572 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         744 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...310/13G20 mph.
                    7 PM...320/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...310/17 mph.
                    7 PM...320/12 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         609 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...280/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/09 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...280/09 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0349 AM):  1000ft...300/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/32 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...310/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...300/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1622 FT.
                                     9 AM...1745 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         737 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...310/12 mph.
                    7 PM...310/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...310/16 mph.
                    7 PM...300/12 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss