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Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

201 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024



This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning

and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all

preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a

Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com.



...HERE IS THE AFTERNOON HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST

FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...



.THIS AFTERNOON...

    Sunset:                          748 PM.



    Surface Wind Forecast:           4 PM...170/10 mph.

                                     6 PM...160/09 mph.



    Boundary Layer Wind:             4 PM...200/15 mph. Depth 7400 ft.

                                     6 PM...180/14 mph. Depth 6300 ft.



    RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM):              250ft...200/04 mph.

                                           500ft...200/04 mph.

                                          1000ft...210/05 mph.

                                          2000ft...210/06 mph.

                                          3000ft...220/07 mph.



    Surface Lifted Index:            4 PM...-1.

                                     7 PM...0.



    Density Altitude:                4 PM...5447 ft.

                                     6 PM...5447 ft.



    Additional Weather Info:         clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                                     unrestricted visibilities. 



 

.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...

    Sunrise:        552 AM.

    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,

                    unrestricted visibilities. 

    Surface Wind:   6 AM...180/08 mph.

                    8 AM...190/09 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  6 AM...180/12 mph. Depth 400 ft.

                    8 AM...190/14 mph. Depth 1100 ft.



    RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM):  250ft...180/03 mph.

                               500ft...210/12 mph.

                              1000ft...210/21 mph.

                              2000ft...220/16 mph.

                              3000ft...250/11 mph.



This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled

issuances.



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Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at

aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion

at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc.



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