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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Wed May 8 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:                         534 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...260/16G24 mph.
                                     7 AM...270/18G28 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...270/26 mph. Depth 900 ft.
                                     9 AM...280/31 mph. Depth 2500 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...260/09 mph.
                                      500ft...270/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...280/30 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/34 mph.
                                     3000ft...280/33 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+8.
                                     9 AM...+7.

    Density Altitude:                5 AM...3513 ft.
                                     7 AM...3673 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         805 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...010/10 mph.
                    7 PM...010/10 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...010/15 mph. Depth 2400 ft.
                    7 PM...010/16 mph. Depth 1300 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):  250ft...M/M mph.
                          500ft...M/M mph.
                         1000ft...M/M mph.
                         2000ft...M/M mph.
                         3000ft...M/M mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...330/10 mph.
                                     7 AM...360/12 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...350/07 mph.
                                      500ft...010/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...020/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...030/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...030/24 mph.

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


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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