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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
131 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         703 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...170/06G13 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/08G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/13 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0123 AM):  1000ft...130/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...210/27 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+16.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-668 FT.
                                     9 AM...-84 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         625 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...240/09 mph.
                    6 PM...240/07 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...240/13 mph.
                    6 PM...230/08 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         656 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...160/02 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...180/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...190/09 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0123 AM):  1000ft...130/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/20 mph.
                                     3000ft...210/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...200/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/16 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/10 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+18.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-786 FT.
                                     9 AM...-40 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         618 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...220/07 mph.
                    6 PM...220/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...240/12 mph.
                    6 PM...230/08 mph.

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

$$

Bumgardner