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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Sun Sep 13 2026

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:                         629 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...030/17 mph.
                                     8 AM...040/16G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...040/26 mph. Depth 800 ft.
                                     9 AM...050/24 mph. Depth 1700 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...050/10 mph.
                                      500ft...060/16 mph.
                                     1000ft...080/17 mph.
                                     2000ft...090/10 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/05 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+11.
                                     9 AM...+9.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...3904 ft.
                                     8 AM...4269 ft.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         706 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 9000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   4 PM...090/18G28 mph.
                    6 PM...090/18G26 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...110/28 mph. Depth 3700 ft.
                    6 PM...110/28 mph. Depth 1600 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 4 PM):  250ft...100/16 mph.
                          500ft...110/19 mph.
                         1000ft...110/20 mph.
                         2000ft...120/19 mph.
                         3000ft...140/17 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...210/10G17 mph.
                                     8 AM...260/16G25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              250ft...070/04 mph.
                                      500ft...130/05 mph.
                                     1000ft...210/11 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/31 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         scattered clouds around 7000 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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