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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
223 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          452 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...320/10 mph.
                                     5 PM...300/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...340/17 mph.
                                     5 PM...310/10 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0210 PM):  1000ft...330/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):              500ft...320/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/13 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/17 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...763 FT.
                                     5 PM...251 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        630 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...150/07 mph.
                    9 AM...160/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...170/12 mph.
                    9 AM...170/17 mph.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          445 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...310/12 mph.
                                     5 PM...290/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...330/20 mph.
                                     5 PM...300/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0210 PM):  1000ft...330/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...330/16 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/16 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):              500ft...310/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/21 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...826 FT.
                                     5 PM...231 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        623 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   7 AM...180/03 mph.
                    9 AM...170/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  7 AM...170/07 mph.
                    9 AM...180/13 mph.

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

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