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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
232 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         616 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...320/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/05 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...330/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...340/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0219 AM):  1000ft...330/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...350/13 mph.
                                     1000ft...340/12 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/13 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+6.
                                     9 AM...+4.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...784 FT.
                                     9 AM...1180 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         743 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities. 
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...330/07 mph.
                    7 PM...340/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...320/09 mph.
                    7 PM...330/07 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         609 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...310/03 mph.
                                     9 AM...320/03 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...330/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...350/07 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0219 AM):  1000ft...330/26 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...360/25 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...340/09 mph.
                                     1000ft...330/09 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/11 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/14 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+5.
                                     9 AM...+1.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...914 FT.
                                     9 AM...1318 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         736 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities. 
    Surface Wind:   5 PM...320/08 mph.
                    7 PM...320/05 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...310/13 mph.
                    7 PM...330/08 mph.

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

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NMA