733  
SXUS43 KILX 180806  
RECILX  
 
MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
206 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2025  
   
..MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA
 
 
   
THIS MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 647 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...130/13G22 MPH.  
9 AM...140/10G17 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...140/18 MPH.  
9 AM...140/18 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0200 AM): 1000FT...140/29 MPH.  
2000FT...170/45 MPH.  
3000FT...210/44 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...140/21 MPH.  
1000FT...170/26 MPH.  
2000FT...200/29 MPH.  
3000FT...250/34 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+13.  
9 AM...+11.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...52 FT.  
9 AM...210 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 2000 FEET AGL,  
UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES,  
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 438 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AROUND 1000 FEET AGL,  
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
SURFACE WIND: 2 PM...070/07 MPH.  
4 PM...070/07 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 2 PM...060/08 MPH.  
4 PM...050/08 MPH.  
   
..MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA
 
 
   
THIS MORNING
 
 
SUNRISE: 640 AM.  
 
SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 7 AM...130/10 MPH.  
9 AM...140/10 MPH.  
 
BOUNDARY LAYER WIND: 7 AM...130/20 MPH.  
9 AM...140/20 MPH.  
 
NWS DOPPLER WINDS (AT 0200 AM): 1000FT...140/29 MPH.  
2000FT...170/45 MPH.  
3000FT...210/44 MPH.  
 
RAP WINDS (AT 8 AM): 500FT...140/23 MPH.  
1000FT...150/31 MPH.  
2000FT...180/32 MPH.  
3000FT...230/40 MPH.  
 
SURFACE LIFTED INDEX: 7 AM...+15.  
9 AM...+15.  
 
DENSITY ALTITUDE: 7 AM...-206 FT.  
9 AM...10 FT.  
 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFO: CEILINGS AROUND 1000 FEET AGL,  
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
SUNSET: 431 PM.  
WEATHER: CEILINGS AT LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL,  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION,  
INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS.  
SURFACE WIND: 2 PM...100/06 MPH.  
4 PM...060/05 MPH.  
BOUNDARY WIND: 2 PM...130/09 MPH.  
4 PM...080/08 MPH.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF  
SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.  
 

 
 
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