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SXUS43 KILX 101903  
RECILX  
 
AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
203 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2025  
   
..AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 625 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...240/09 MPH.  
6 PM...240/07 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...240/12 MPH.  
6 PM...240/07 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0152 PM): 1000FT...220/15 MPH.  
2000FT...230/15 MPH.  
3000FT...240/15 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...260/11 MPH.  
1000FT...250/11 MPH.  
2000FT...250/12 MPH.  
3000FT...260/13 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+5.  
6 PM...+4.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...1514 FT.  
6 PM...1183 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 704 AM.  
WEATHER: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 10000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...030/06 MPH.  
9 AM...050/07 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...050/10 MPH.  
9 AM...070/14 MPH.  
   
..AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNSET: 618 PM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 4 PM...220/07 MPH.  
6 PM...220/06 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 4 PM...240/12 MPH.  
6 PM...240/09 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0152 PM): 1000FT...220/15 MPH.  
2000FT...230/15 MPH.  
3000FT...240/15 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 5 PM): 500FT...230/11 MPH.  
1000FT...230/12 MPH.  
2000FT...230/13 MPH.  
3000FT...240/14 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 4 PM...+10.  
6 PM...+10.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 4 PM...1564 FT.  
6 PM...1223 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING  
 
SUNRISE: 657 AM.  
WEATHER: SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 11000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.  
SURFACE WIND: 7 AM...020/05 MPH.  
9 AM...050/06 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 7 AM...040/12 MPH.  
9 AM...060/14 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 
 
 
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