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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
237 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         617 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...000/00 mph.
                                     9 AM...000/00 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...290/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/03 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0227 AM):  1000ft...330/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...340/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/18 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...330/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...340/03 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/02 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/02 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...547 FT.
                                     9 AM...1280 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 4 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         741 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...040/03 mph.
                    7 PM...050/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...030/05 mph.
                    7 PM...060/05 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         610 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...000/00 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...280/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0227 AM):  1000ft...330/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...340/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/18 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...320/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...340/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/09 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...643 FT.
                                     9 AM...1389 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 5 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         734 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...350/02 mph.
                    7 PM...000/00 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...350/06 mph.
                    7 PM...360/03 mph.

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

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NMA