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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
429 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         658 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...160/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/13 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0422 AM):  1000ft...190/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/22 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...190/23 mph.
                                     1000ft...200/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/26 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+8.
                                     9 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...724 FT.
                                     9 AM...1154 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         633 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...180/15G26 mph.
                    6 PM...170/12G20 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...190/20 mph.
                    6 PM...180/14 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         651 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...160/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/08 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0422 AM):  1000ft...190/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/22 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...190/25 mph.
                                     1000ft...190/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+9.
                                     9 AM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...707 FT.
                                     9 AM...1225 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         626 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...180/15G24 mph.
                    6 PM...170/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...190/21 mph.
                    6 PM...180/16 mph.

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

$$

Copple