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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
116 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026

...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         540 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...000/00 mph.
                                     8 AM...360/01 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...350/03 mph.
                                     8 AM...340/03 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0106 AM):  1000ft...CALM.
                                     2000ft...160/03 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...340/07 mph.
                                     1000ft...340/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/02 mph.
                                     3000ft...230/01 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1556 FT.
                                     8 AM...1972 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                                     visibility in areas of fog less than 1 mile.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         826 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...140/02 mph.
                    8 PM...160/01 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...160/03 mph.
                    8 PM...170/05 mph.

...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         533 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...000/00 mph.
                                     8 AM...000/00 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...320/05 mph.
                                     8 AM...320/05 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0106 AM):  1000ft...CALM.
                                     2000ft...160/03 mph.
                                     3000ft...080/08 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...320/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/05 mph.
                                     2000ft...280/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/04 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+2.
                                     8 AM...0.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1638 FT.
                                     8 AM...2115 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     visibility in patchy fog as low as 2 miles.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         819 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...260/01 mph.
                    8 PM...250/01 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...270/05 mph.
                    8 PM...240/06 mph.

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

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