Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
297 SXUS43 KUNR 192001 RECUNR Evening Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 201 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024 This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com. ...HERE IS THE EVENING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT... .THIS EVENING... Sunset: 839 PM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 PM...130/16G28 mph. 7 PM...120/15G25 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 5 PM...150/32 mph. Depth 6500 ft. 7 PM...140/30 mph. Depth 3700 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 6 PM): 250ft...140/19 mph. 500ft...140/25 mph. 1000ft...140/26 mph. 2000ft...140/27 mph. 3000ft...150/28 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 4 PM...+3. 7 PM...+2. Density Altitude: 5 PM...4939 ft. 7 PM...4757 ft. Additional Weather Info: ceilings around 6000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 20 percent chance of precipitation. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Sunrise: 509 AM. Weather: ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 40 percent chance of precipitation. Surface Wind: 5 AM...060/07 mph. 7 AM...050/07 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 AM...090/12 mph. Depth 1300 ft. 7 AM...070/12 mph. Depth 1100 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 5 AM): 250ft...070/07 mph. 500ft...100/09 mph. 1000ft...140/11 mph. 2000ft...180/16 mph. 3000ft...190/21 mph. This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled issuances. && Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc. $$ WFO UNR