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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Sun Aug 31 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:                         615 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...340/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...010/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...300/08 mph. Depth 1200 ft.
                                     9 AM...360/09 mph. Depth 2100 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...320/02 mph.
                                      500ft...350/02 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/16 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+3.
                                     9 AM...+1.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...4142 ft.
                                     8 AM...4440 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in fog as low as 6 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         729 PM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...040/14G22 mph.
                    6 PM...050/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...050/22 mph. Depth 5200 ft.
                    6 PM...050/20 mph. Depth 3500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...050/11 mph.
                          500ft...050/12 mph.
                         1000ft...050/12 mph.
                         2000ft...040/09 mph.
                         3000ft...010/07 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...270/06 mph.
                                     8 AM...350/06 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...030/02 mph.
                                      500ft...170/02 mph.
                                     1000ft...250/03 mph.
                                     2000ft...290/08 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/14 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         a few clouds around 3000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in fog as low as 2 miles.


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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