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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
316 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         653 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...170/06G13 mph.
                                     9 AM...170/07G14 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...190/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0304 AM):  1000ft...190/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/33 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...210/20 mph.
                                     1000ft...230/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/30 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/32 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+10.
                                     9 AM...+10.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1162 FT.
                                     9 AM...1375 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 7000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     50 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         641 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...170/07 mph.
                    6 PM...140/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...190/09 mph.
                    6 PM...150/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         646 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...180/06G13 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/07G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...190/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/12 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0304 AM):  1000ft...190/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...210/33 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/31 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...200/24 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/30 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/23 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+10.
                                     9 AM...+9.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1038 FT.
                                     9 AM...1312 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 10000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         634 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 11000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...170/06 mph.
                    6 PM...150/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...180/08 mph.
                    6 PM...170/08 mph.

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

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MJA