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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
201 PM MDT Sat Oct 4 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:                          627 PM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...300/15G25 mph.
                                     6 PM...290/15G25 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...300/24 mph. Depth 3600 ft.
                                     6 PM...300/24 mph. Depth 1800 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...320/13 mph.
                                           500ft...320/16 mph.
                                          1000ft...320/18 mph.
                                          2000ft...320/19 mph.
                                          3000ft...320/17 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...+1.
                                     7 PM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5424 ft.
                                     6 PM...5135 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 5000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     90 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Sunrise:        655 AM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 6000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 AM...270/20G33 mph.
                    8 AM...280/18G29 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...280/33 mph. Depth 1200 ft.
                    8 AM...310/30 mph. Depth 1900 ft.

    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...280/16 mph.
                               500ft...280/26 mph.
                              1000ft...290/35 mph.
                              2000ft...290/36 mph.
                              3000ft...290/35 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled
issuances.

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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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WFO UNR