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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
408 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         615 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...120/01 mph.
                                     9 AM...170/02 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...120/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...180/06 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0354 AM):  1000ft...060/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...150/03 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...330/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...848 FT.
                                     9 AM...1428 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 5 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         746 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...230/06 mph.
                    7 PM...210/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...240/09 mph.
                    7 PM...210/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         608 AM.

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

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...020/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...070/02 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0354 AM):  1000ft...060/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/15 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...340/04 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...300/04 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/06 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+2.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...946 FT.
                                     9 AM...1466 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         739 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...250/02 mph.
                    7 PM...240/01 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...280/06 mph.
                    7 PM...240/05 mph.

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

$$

Knutsvig