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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
113 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          718 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...160/07 mph.
                                     7 PM...150/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...170/10 mph.
                                     7 PM...160/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0101 PM):  1000ft...170/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...170/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...+4.
                                     7 PM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2740 FT.
                                     7 PM...2504 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        633 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    60 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...200/07 mph.
                    9 AM...240/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...210/12 mph.
                    9 AM...250/09 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          711 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 PM...180/05 mph.
                                     7 PM...160/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             5 PM...180/08 mph.
                                     7 PM...180/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0101 PM):  1000ft...170/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 PM):              500ft...180/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            5 PM...+2.
                                     7 PM...+1.

    Density Altitude:                5 PM...2780 FT.
                                     7 PM...2472 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        626 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...200/08G15 mph.
                    9 AM...230/10G17 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...200/13 mph.
                    9 AM...230/15 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss