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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         606 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...250/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...280/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...270/14 mph. Depth 400 ft.
                                     9 AM...270/17 mph. Depth 1000 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...270/08 mph.
                                      500ft...280/19 mph.
                                     1000ft...270/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...260/17 mph.
                                     3000ft...260/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     9 AM...-2.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...5199 ft.
                                     8 AM...5786 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         742 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...030/15G26 mph.
                    6 PM...050/13G22 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...030/25 mph. Depth 4200 ft.
                    6 PM...040/23 mph. Depth 1600 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...030/13 mph.
                          500ft...030/15 mph.
                         1000ft...030/15 mph.
                         2000ft...020/15 mph.
                         3000ft...020/12 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...020/07G14 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/09G17 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...020/04 mph.
                                      500ft...080/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...080/13 mph.
                                     2000ft...070/12 mph.
                                     3000ft...070/11 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


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.

$$

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