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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
241 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...170/13G24 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/14G24 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...180/16 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/21 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0229 AM):  1000ft...180/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/44 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...180/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/27 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/34 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1944 FT.
                                     8 AM...2130 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         830 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...190/16G25 mph.
                    8 PM...180/14G24 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/21 mph.
                    8 PM...180/18 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         521 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...180/10G20 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/13G22 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...180/15 mph.
                                     8 AM...180/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0229 AM):  1000ft...180/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/31 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/44 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...180/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/32 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1957 FT.
                                     8 AM...2096 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         823 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...190/14G22 mph.
                    8 PM...180/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...190/17 mph.
                    8 PM...190/15 mph.

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

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