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Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
140 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          822 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...160/07 mph.
                                     8 PM...160/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...170/10 mph.
                                     8 PM...160/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0128 PM):  1000ft...170/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...170/10 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/10 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...160/11 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...+6.
                                     8 PM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2056 FT.
                                     8 PM...1847 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        529 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...180/06G13 mph.
                    8 AM...190/08 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...190/10 mph.
                    8 AM...190/13 mph.

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

.THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:                          815 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 PM...160/06 mph.
                                     8 PM...160/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 PM...160/09 mph.
                                     8 PM...160/08 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0128 PM):  1000ft...170/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 PM):              500ft...170/08 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/09 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 PM...+7.
                                     8 PM...+6.

    Density Altitude:                6 PM...2134 FT.
                                     8 PM...1809 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        522 AM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...180/03G10 mph.
                    8 AM...190/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...190/09 mph.
                    8 AM...200/12 mph.

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

$$

NMA