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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
847 SXUS43 KUNR 240901 RECUNR Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 301 AM MDT Mon Jun 24 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: 510 AM. Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...260/10 mph. 7 AM...260/10 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 7 AM...270/20 mph. Depth 500 ft. 9 AM...280/23 mph. Depth 800 ft. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...260/08 mph. 500ft...300/23 mph. 1000ft...310/33 mph. 2000ft...310/34 mph. 3000ft...300/33 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 6 AM...+4. 9 AM...+1. Density Altitude: 5 AM...5332 ft. 7 AM...5979 ft. Additional Weather Info: clear skies, unrestricted visibilities. .OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING... Sunset: 839 PM. Weather: clear below 12000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 30 percent chance of precipitation. Surface Wind: 5 PM...130/13 mph. 7 PM...070/09 mph. Boundary Wind: 5 PM...090/20 mph. Depth 3100 ft. 7 PM...080/15 mph. Depth 500 ft. RAP Winds (at 5 PM): 250ft...090/11 mph. 500ft...090/14 mph. 1000ft...100/15 mph. 2000ft...100/15 mph. 3000ft...110/12 mph. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Surface Wind Forecast: 5 AM...010/08 mph. 7 AM...040/09 mph. RAP Winds (at 6 AM): 250ft...220/04 mph. 500ft...200/20 mph. 1000ft...210/28 mph. 2000ft...220/30 mph. 3000ft...220/33 mph. Additional Weather Info: a few clouds at less than 1000 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. $$ WFO UNR