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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
334 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         538 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...200/10G21 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/12G23 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...210/15 mph.
                                     8 AM...220/17 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0328 AM):  1000ft...200/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...MISSING.
                                     3000ft...MISSING.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...210/30 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/41 mph.
                                     2000ft...220/48 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/45 mph.

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

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1447 FT.
                                     8 AM...1612 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     50 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         810 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    30 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. 
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...320/12G20 mph.
                    8 PM...330/10G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...320/17 mph.
                    8 PM...350/16 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         531 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...190/14G23 mph.
                                     8 AM...200/16G28 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...200/17 mph.
                                     8 AM...210/22 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0328 AM):  1000ft...200/23 mph.
                                     2000ft...MISSING.
                                     3000ft...MISSING.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...200/29 mph.
                                     1000ft...220/42 mph.
                                     2000ft...230/51 mph.
                                     3000ft...240/52 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+1.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1518 FT.
                                     8 AM...1786 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 8000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     30 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         803 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms. 
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...270/12G20 mph.
                    8 PM...310/09G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...270/17 mph.
                    8 PM...290/13 mph.

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

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MJA