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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
326 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         612 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...120/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...140/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...140/09 mph.
                                     8 AM...160/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0316 AM):  1000ft...160/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...140/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...250/12 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-5.
                                     8 AM...-5.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1983 FT.
                                     8 AM...2161 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds as low as 500 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         750 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...180/06 mph.
                    7 PM...200/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...210/09 mph.
                    7 PM...180/09 mph.

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

...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         605 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...100/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...120/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...110/08 mph.
                                     8 AM...150/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0316 AM):  1000ft...160/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...110/12 mph.
                                     1000ft...140/06 mph.
                                     2000ft...190/06 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/09 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1880 FT.
                                     8 AM...2037 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds as low as 500 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 3 miles,
                                     20 percent chance of thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         743 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...150/02 mph.
                    7 PM...130/02 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...200/07 mph.
                    7 PM...170/06 mph.

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

$$

Erwin