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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
114 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          453 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...210/09 mph.
                                     5 PM...210/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...210/15 mph.
                                     5 PM...210/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0105 PM):  1000ft...230/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):              500ft...220/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+20.
                                     5 PM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...240 FT.
                                     5 PM...-215 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        629 AM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...240/08G15 mph.
                    9 AM...280/10G17 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...260/13 mph.
                    9 AM...300/14 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          446 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...220/07 mph.
                                     5 PM...210/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...210/12 mph.
                                     5 PM...220/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0105 PM):  1000ft...230/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...200/09 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):              500ft...210/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+18.
                                     5 PM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...393 FT.
                                     5 PM...-124 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        622 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...230/10G17 mph.
                    9 AM...250/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...250/15 mph.
                    9 AM...270/20 mph.

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

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