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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
116 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         655 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...060/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...080/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0103 AM):  1000ft...030/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...050/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...020/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...110/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...110/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...050/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+19.
                                     9 AM...+16.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-369 FT.
                                     9 AM...91 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         638 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...110/06 mph.
                    6 PM...110/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...120/08 mph.
                    6 PM...110/06 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         649 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...050/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...080/06G13 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...070/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...090/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0103 AM):  1000ft...030/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...050/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...020/23 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...100/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...110/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...120/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+19.
                                     9 AM...+15.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-339 FT.
                                     9 AM...181 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         629 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...090/07 mph.
                    6 PM...090/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...100/09 mph.
                    6 PM...090/07 mph.

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

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