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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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:                         616 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...320/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...360/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...300/08 mph. Depth 800 ft.
                                     9 AM...360/08 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...300/04 mph.
                                      500ft...320/11 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/18 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/19 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+3.
                                     9 AM...+3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...4116 ft.
                                     8 AM...4589 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in fog as low as 7 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         728 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...050/12 mph.
                    6 PM...070/09 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...060/18 mph. Depth 6800 ft.
                    6 PM...090/15 mph. Depth 4000 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...080/10 mph.
                          500ft...080/11 mph.
                         1000ft...070/10 mph.
                         2000ft...060/09 mph.
                         3000ft...040/09 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...270/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/07 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...270/06 mph.
                                      500ft...240/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/15 mph.
                                     2000ft...270/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/14 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     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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