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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Sun Jun 2 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 MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         512 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...230/06 mph.
                                     7 AM...240/09 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...230/12 mph. Depth 500 ft.
                                     9 AM...250/20 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...260/04 mph.
                                      500ft...220/14 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/36 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/36 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+2.
                                     9 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                5 AM...4574 ft.
                                     7 AM...5224 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         830 PM.

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

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...360/09 mph.
                    7 PM...070/06 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...260/16 mph. Depth 2900 ft.
                    7 PM...360/12 mph. Depth 600 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):  250ft...320/06 mph.
                          500ft...320/07 mph.
                         1000ft...310/07 mph.
                         2000ft...310/08 mph.
                         3000ft...300/08 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...220/03 mph.
                                     7 AM...220/06 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...090/04 mph.
                                      500ft...130/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...140/24 mph.
                                     2000ft...160/24 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/22 mph.

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


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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