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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
213 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         627 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...120/06G14 mph.
                                     9 AM...130/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...120/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...130/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0203 AM):  1000ft...150/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/28 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...150/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...150/25 mph.
                                     2000ft...150/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...150/33 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+8.
                                     9 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...296 FT.
                                     9 AM...645 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         455 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...140/10G22 mph.
                    5 PM...130/09G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...150/16 mph.
                    5 PM...150/14 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         620 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...100/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...140/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...140/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...130/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0203 AM):  1000ft...150/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...190/28 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...170/08 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/26 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+12.
                                     9 AM...+11.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...405 FT.
                                     9 AM...826 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         448 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   3 PM...150/07G15 mph.
                    5 PM...140/06G14 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  3 PM...170/10 mph.
                    5 PM...150/10 mph.

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

$$

MJA