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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
138 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         657 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...250/01 mph.
                                     9 AM...290/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...270/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...310/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0130 AM):  1000ft...200/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/18 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...290/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/21 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+18.
                                     9 AM...+14.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-181 FT.
                                     9 AM...531 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         635 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...340/10 mph.
                    6 PM...340/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...350/15 mph.
                    6 PM...350/14 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         651 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...000/00 mph.
                                     9 AM...270/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...250/06 mph.
                                     9 AM...280/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0130 AM):  1000ft...200/14 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/15 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/18 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...270/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+17.
                                     9 AM...+14.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-147 FT.
                                     9 AM...520 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         628 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...330/07 mph.
                    6 PM...330/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...340/14 mph.
                    6 PM...350/12 mph.

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

$$

Deubelbeiss