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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
426 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...080/02 mph.
                                     8 AM...110/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...100/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...120/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0418 AM):  1000ft...100/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...140/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...140/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...100/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...120/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...140/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...150/07 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-1.
                                     8 AM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1442 FT.
                                     8 AM...1869 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         829 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...170/06 mph.
                    8 PM...170/03 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...180/07 mph.
                    8 PM...180/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         521 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...080/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...090/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...090/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...100/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0418 AM):  1000ft...100/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...140/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...140/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...100/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...110/07 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...150/02 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1433 FT.
                                     8 AM...1764 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         822 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...180/06 mph.
                    8 PM...190/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...200/07 mph.
                    8 PM...210/07 mph.

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

$$

MJA