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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
322 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         650 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...090/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...120/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...110/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...120/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0316 AM):  1000ft...060/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...140/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/01 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+15.
                                     9 AM...+13.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...403 FT.
                                     9 AM...885 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         646 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...030/05 mph.
                    6 PM...030/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...040/07 mph.
                    6 PM...040/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         643 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...040/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...050/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...040/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...060/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0316 AM):  1000ft...060/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...080/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...060/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...100/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...130/02 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/04 mph.
                                     3000ft...350/10 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...85 FT.
                                     9 AM...697 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         639 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...010/06 mph.
                    6 PM...010/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...020/08 mph.
                    6 PM...010/08 mph.

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

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MJA