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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
338 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

...FROST ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         709 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...300/18G30 mph.
                                     9 AM...300/21G32 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...310/21 mph.
                                     9 AM...310/26 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0320 AM):  1000ft...320/35 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/44 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...310/30 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/38 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/43 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/43 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+19.
                                     9 AM...+15.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-201 FT.
                                     9 AM...24 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         616 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    40 percent chance of precipitation. 
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...340/22G32 mph.
                    6 PM...340/20G31 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...340/24 mph.
                    6 PM...360/26 mph.

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

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         702 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...300/16G28 mph.
                                     9 AM...300/17G29 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...310/23 mph.
                                     9 AM...310/24 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0320 AM):  1000ft...320/35 mph.
                                     2000ft...320/39 mph.
                                     3000ft...320/44 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...310/28 mph.
                                     1000ft...310/34 mph.
                                     2000ft...310/37 mph.
                                     3000ft...310/35 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+15.
                                     9 AM...+17.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...285 FT.
                                     9 AM...271 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities. 

 
.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         609 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    50 percent chance of precipitation. 
    Surface Wind:   4 PM...320/15G29 mph.
                    6 PM...330/17G30 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  4 PM...320/22 mph.
                    6 PM...350/24 mph.

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

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