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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
246 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         708 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...090/07 mph.
                                     9 AM...110/07 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...100/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...120/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0236 AM):  1000ft...040/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...120/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...150/22 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/21 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/13 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1060 FT.
                                     9 AM...1201 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     40 percent chance of precipitation. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         618 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    90 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. 
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...180/12G20 mph.
                    6 PM...210/14G21 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...190/16 mph.
                    6 PM...220/16 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         701 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...090/05 mph.
                                     9 AM...100/06 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...090/12 mph.
                                     9 AM...110/13 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0236 AM):  1000ft...040/20 mph.
                                     2000ft...100/25 mph.
                                     3000ft...120/29 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...110/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...130/19 mph.
                                     2000ft...150/14 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/06 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...1129 FT.
                                     9 AM...1269 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     20 percent chance of precipitation. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         611 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 1000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    80 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. 
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...170/08G15 mph.
                    6 PM...200/10G20 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...180/16 mph.
                    6 PM...190/15 mph.

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

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