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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
314 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE LINCOLN IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         556 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...220/09G16 mph.
                                     8 AM...290/10G17 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...230/14 mph.
                                     8 AM...300/15 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0305 AM):  1000ft...180/38 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/59 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/60 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...280/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...300/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/19 mph.
                                     3000ft...290/20 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1112 FT.
                                     8 AM...1350 FT.

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


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         753 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...020/06 mph.
                    8 PM...030/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...360/08 mph.
                    8 PM...040/09 mph.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE DANVILLE IL AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         550 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...190/10G18 mph.
                                     8 AM...230/13G22 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...210/16 mph.
                                     8 AM...240/18 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0305 AM):  1000ft...180/38 mph.
                                     2000ft...200/59 mph.
                                     3000ft...220/60 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...220/26 mph.
                                     1000ft...230/38 mph.
                                     2000ft...240/37 mph.
                                     3000ft...270/30 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+2.
                                     8 AM...-1.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1119 FT.
                                     8 AM...1410 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 12000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         746 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...330/06 mph.
                    8 PM...360/06 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...320/09 mph.
                    8 PM...360/10 mph.

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

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