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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
101 PM MST Fri Nov 28 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 AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          416 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           3 PM...030/09G16 mph.
                                     5 PM...030/10G18 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             3 PM...030/14 mph. Depth 1600 ft.
                                     5 PM...030/17 mph. Depth 700 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 4 PM):              250ft...040/07 mph.
                                           500ft...040/10 mph.
                                          1000ft...050/11 mph.
                                          2000ft...050/09 mph.
                                          3000ft...030/08 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            3 PM...+11.
                                     6 PM...+12.

    Density Altitude:                3 PM...3108 ft.
                                     5 PM...2905 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        705 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...350/15G22 mph.
                    8 AM...340/14G21 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...340/22 mph. Depth 1100 ft.
                    8 AM...330/21 mph. Depth 1500 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...330/12 mph.
                               500ft...330/22 mph.
                              1000ft...330/28 mph.
                              2000ft...340/34 mph.
                              3000ft...350/36 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