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437 SXUS43 KUNR 272002 RECUNR Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 201 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025 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: 751 PM. Surface Wind Forecast: 4 PM...210/07G15 mph. 6 PM...250/07G15 mph. Boundary Layer Wind: 4 PM...190/14 mph. Depth 9500 ft. 6 PM...100/14 mph. Depth 5400 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 5 PM): 250ft...140/07 mph. 500ft...140/07 mph. 1000ft...140/08 mph. 2000ft...150/08 mph. 3000ft...150/08 mph. Surface Lifted Index: 4 PM...-4. 7 PM...-5. Density Altitude: 4 PM...6138 ft. 6 PM...5908 ft. Additional Weather Info: ceilings around 9000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities, 60 percent chance of precipitation. .OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING... Sunrise: 548 AM. Weather: scattered clouds around 9000 feet AGL, unrestricted visibilities. Surface Wind: 6 AM...260/14G23 mph. 8 AM...270/18G30 mph. Boundary Wind: 6 AM...270/22 mph. Depth 500 ft. 8 AM...270/29 mph. Depth 1300 ft. RAP Winds (approx. 6 AM): 250ft...240/05 mph. 500ft...250/08 mph. 1000ft...290/14 mph. 2000ft...300/18 mph. 3000ft...310/22 mph. This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled issuances. && 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. $$ WFO UNR
Note: "Boundary layer" above refers to the planetary boundary layer, or the layer within which the effects of friction are significant (courtesy of the NWS Glossary). The depth of this layer will vary throughout the day, typically reaching its maximum depth in the afternoon and minimum depth overnight.
Normally issued March 1 to October 31
Soaring Forecast National Weather Service Rapid City SD 0734 MDT Friday, April 25, 2025 This forecast is for Friday, April 25, 2025: If the trigger temperature of 49.1 F/9.5 C is reached...then Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor Maximum rate of lift........................ 7 ft/min (0.0 m/s) Maximum height of thermals.................. 7036 ft MSL (3580 ft AGL) Forecast maximum temperature................... 47.0 F/8.8 C Time of trigger temperature.................... None Time of overdevelopment........................ None Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... Broken/overcast thin middle Surface winds during soaring window............ Between 20 mph and 30 mph Height of the -3 thermal index................. 5601 ft MSL (2145 ft AGL) Thermal soaring outlook for Saturday 04/26..... Fair Wave Soaring Index............................. Not available Remarks... Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:54:09 / 19:48:15 MDT Total possible sunshine........... 13 hr 54 min 6 sec (834 min 6 sec) Altitude of sun at 12:51:12 MDT... 60.07 degrees Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/25/2025 at 0600 MDT Freezing level.................. 4919 ft MSL (1463 ft AGL) Convective condensation level... 6596 ft MSL (3140 ft AGL) Lifted condensation level....... 7086 ft MSL (3630 ft AGL) Lifted index.................... +9.9 K index......................... +18.6 Height Temperature Wind Wind Spd Lapse Rate ConvectionT Thermal Lift Rate ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft deg C deg F Index fpm m/s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50000 -56.5 -69.7 260 17 9 -0.3 -0.1 113.2 235.7 58.8 M M 45000 -56.9 -70.4 265 21 11 -1.3 -0.7 88.0 190.3 47.7 M M 40000 -61.1 -78.0 270 35 18 -2.8 -1.5 57.1 134.8 31.3 M M 38000 -60.4 -76.7 270 38 19 5.6 3.1 49.4 121.0 27.1 M M 36000 -57.0 -70.6 265 38 19 5.6 3.1 45.5 114.0 25.2 M M 34000 -53.5 -64.3 265 37 19 7.1 3.9 42.4 108.3 23.7 M M 32000 -49.3 -56.7 260 34 18 7.0 3.8 39.8 103.7 22.5 M M 30000 -45.0 -49.0 255 32 16 8.4 4.6 37.9 100.3 21.7 M M 29000 -42.5 -44.5 255 30 16 8.4 4.6 37.3 99.1 21.5 M M 28000 -40.0 -40.0 255 29 15 8.4 4.6 36.7 98.1 21.3 M M 27000 -36.9 -34.4 255 28 14 6.9 3.8 36.1 96.9 21.2 M M 26000 -35.0 -31.0 255 27 14 6.5 3.6 34.7 94.4 20.3 M M 25000 -33.0 -27.4 260 26 13 6.5 3.6 33.5 92.2 19.6 M M 24000 -31.1 -24.0 265 25 13 7.3 4.0 32.4 90.3 19.0 M M 23000 -28.7 -19.7 265 24 12 8.0 4.4 31.6 88.9 18.6 M M 22000 -26.3 -15.3 265 22 11 8.0 4.4 30.9 87.7 18.3 M M 21000 -23.9 -11.0 265 20 10 7.8 4.3 30.3 86.6 18.0 M M 20000 -21.5 -6.7 265 19 10 7.8 4.3 29.6 85.2 17.6 M M 19500 -20.4 -4.7 265 19 10 7.8 4.3 29.2 84.6 17.4 M M 19000 -19.2 -2.6 265 18 9 7.9 4.3 28.9 84.0 17.2 M M 18500 -18.1 -0.6 265 18 9 6.3 3.4 28.5 83.3 17.0 M M 18000 -17.2 1.0 265 17 9 5.9 3.3 27.8 82.1 16.5 M M 17500 -16.3 2.7 265 16 8 5.9 3.2 27.2 80.9 16.0 M M 17000 -15.5 4.1 265 15 7 5.8 3.2 26.5 79.6 15.5 M M 16500 -14.7 5.5 265 13 7 5.8 3.2 25.8 78.4 14.9 M M 16000 -13.7 7.3 270 11 6 7.1 3.9 25.2 77.4 14.4 M M 15500 -12.7 9.1 265 10 5 7.0 3.9 24.7 76.5 14.1 M M 15000 -11.7 10.9 265 8 4 7.0 3.8 24.3 75.7 13.7 M M 14500 -10.7 12.7 265 8 4 6.9 3.8 23.8 74.8 13.4 M M 14000 -9.7 14.5 265 7 4 5.3 2.9 23.3 74.0 13.0 M M 13500 -9.1 15.6 260 7 4 4.1 2.3 22.3 72.2 12.1 M M 13000 -8.6 16.5 255 7 4 5.0 2.7 21.4 70.5 11.2 M M 12500 -7.7 18.1 250 7 4 6.3 3.4 20.8 69.4 10.7 M M 12000 -6.8 19.8 245 7 4 6.2 3.4 20.2 68.4 10.2 M M 11500 -5.9 21.4 240 6 3 6.0 3.3 19.6 67.3 9.7 M M 11000 -5.0 23.0 240 5 3 5.2 2.9 19.0 66.2 9.2 M M 10500 -4.4 24.1 235 4 2 4.0 2.2 18.1 64.6 8.4 M M 10250 -4.1 24.6 235 3 2 4.4 2.4 17.6 63.7 8.0 M M 10000 -3.8 25.2 230 3 1 1.9 1.0 17.2 62.9 7.5 M M 9750 -3.8 25.2 230 2 1 -0.5 -0.3 16.4 61.4 6.8 M M 9500 -3.8 25.2 235 1 1 0.0 0.0 15.6 60.0 6.1 M M 9250 -3.7 25.3 000 0 0 2.8 1.5 14.1 57.4 4.8 M M 9000 -3.4 25.9 035 1 0 3.9 2.2 13.6 56.6 4.4 M M 8750 -3.2 26.2 040 1 1 3.9 2.2 13.2 55.7 3.9 M M 8500 -2.9 26.8 040 2 1 2.8 1.5 12.7 54.9 3.5 M M 8250 -2.8 27.0 045 2 1 1.2 0.6 12.1 53.7 2.9 M M 8000 -2.7 27.1 050 2 1 1.2 0.6 11.4 52.5 2.2 M M 7750 -2.6 27.3 055 3 1 1.0 0.5 10.7 51.3 1.6 M M 7500 -2.5 27.5 055 3 1 1.0 0.6 10.0 50.0 1.0 M M 7250 -2.4 27.7 060 3 2 1.4 0.8 9.3 48.8 0.3 M M 7000 -2.3 27.9 065 3 2 0.6 0.3 8.7 47.6 -0.3 201 1.0 6750 -2.3 27.9 070 3 2 2.1 1.1 8.0 46.4 -1.0 192 1.0 6500 -2.0 28.4 070 4 2 4.0 2.2 7.5 45.5 -1.5 177 0.9 6250 -1.8 28.8 070 4 2 3.6 2.0 7.0 44.6 -1.9 162 0.8 6000 -1.5 29.3 070 4 2 3.3 1.8 6.6 43.8 -2.4 146 0.7 5750 -1.2 29.8 070 4 2 4.5 2.5 6.1 42.9 -2.9 131 0.7 5500 -0.8 30.6 070 4 2 5.8 3.2 5.7 42.3 -3.2 112 0.6 5250 -0.4 31.3 065 4 2 5.4 3.0 5.4 41.8 -3.6 92 0.5 5000 -0.0 32.0 065 4 2 5.7 3.1 5.1 41.2 -3.9 73 0.4 4750 0.4 32.7 060 4 2 5.9 3.3 4.8 40.7 -4.2 53 0.3 4500 0.8 33.4 060 4 2 6.3 3.5 4.5 40.2 -4.5 32 0.2 4250 1.3 34.3 055 4 2 7.3 4.0 4.3 39.8 -4.8 10 0.1 4000 1.9 35.4 050 4 2 7.5 4.1 4.1 39.5 -5.0 M M 3750 2.4 36.3 050 3 2 7.9 4.3 4.0 39.2 -5.2 M M * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * * 04/25/2025 at 0900 MDT | 04/25/2025 at 1200 MDT | CAPE... +11.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... +13.8 LI... +5.2 CINH... 0.0 K Index... +14.8' | CINH... 0.0 K Index... +13.4' | Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50000 -56.5 -69.7 265 17 9 -0.5 -0.3 | -56.8 -70.2 255 17 9 -0.4 -0.2 45000 -57.3 -71.1 265 21 11 -1.2 -0.7 | -57.4 -71.3 260 20 10 -0.9 -0.5 40000 -61.5 -78.7 265 34 17 -2.8 -1.5 | -60.3 -76.5 255 30 16 -1.9 -1.1 38000 -60.8 -77.4 260 36 19 6.0 3.3 | -59.5 -75.1 250 33 17 5.1 2.8 36000 -57.2 -71.0 260 36 19 6.0 3.3 | -56.0 -68.8 250 32 17 5.1 2.8 34000 -52.9 -63.2 255 35 18 7.7 4.2 | -52.6 -62.7 250 32 16 7.6 4.2 32000 -48.2 -54.8 255 33 17 7.8 4.3 | -48.0 -54.4 255 29 15 7.7 4.2 30000 -43.7 -46.7 250 30 16 7.4 4.0 | -43.4 -46.1 255 27 14 7.3 4.0 29000 -41.5 -42.7 255 29 15 7.4 4.0 | -41.3 -42.3 255 27 14 7.3 4.0 28000 -39.3 -38.7 255 28 14 7.4 4.0 | -39.1 -38.4 255 27 14 7.3 4.0 27000 -37.1 -34.8 255 27 14 7.2 4.0 | -36.9 -34.4 255 27 14 7.2 3.9 26000 -34.9 -30.8 255 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -34.8 -30.6 255 25 13 7.1 3.9 25000 -32.8 -27.0 255 25 13 7.1 3.9 | -32.6 -26.7 255 24 12 7.1 3.9 24000 -30.7 -23.3 255 24 12 7.1 3.9 | -30.5 -22.9 255 22 11 7.0 3.9 23000 -28.6 -19.5 260 23 12 6.9 3.8 | -28.5 -19.3 255 21 11 6.7 3.7 22000 -26.6 -15.9 260 21 11 6.9 3.8 | -26.0 -14.8 255 20 10 6.8 3.7 21000 -24.0 -11.2 260 20 10 8.3 4.5 | -23.9 -11.0 255 19 10 8.1 4.4 20000 -21.5 -6.7 260 19 10 8.1 4.5 | -21.6 -6.9 255 18 9 8.0 4.4 19500 -20.3 -4.5 260 18 9 8.2 4.5 | -20.4 -4.7 255 17 9 8.0 4.4 19000 -19.1 -2.4 260 18 9 8.3 4.6 | -19.2 -2.6 260 17 9 8.0 4.4 18500 -18.0 -0.4 260 17 9 6.3 3.4 | -18.0 -0.4 260 16 8 7.7 4.2 18000 -17.1 1.2 260 17 9 6.3 3.5 | -16.9 1.6 260 16 8 7.7 4.2 17500 -16.1 3.0 260 17 9 6.5 3.6 | -15.7 3.7 260 16 8 7.6 4.2 17000 -15.1 4.8 265 16 8 6.7 3.7 | -14.6 5.7 260 15 8 7.6 4.2 16500 -14.1 6.6 265 15 8 6.7 3.7 | -13.5 7.7 255 14 7 7.5 4.1 16000 -13.1 8.4 265 14 7 6.7 3.7 | -12.5 9.5 255 13 7 6.2 3.4 15500 -12.1 10.2 265 12 6 6.7 3.7 | -11.6 11.1 255 13 7 6.2 3.4 15000 -11.1 12.0 260 10 5 7.0 3.8 | -10.6 12.9 255 12 6 7.1 3.9 14500 -10.1 13.8 260 9 5 7.2 3.9 | -9.6 14.7 250 11 6 7.1 3.9 14000 -9.2 15.4 250 8 4 4.5 2.5 | -8.5 16.7 250 11 5 7.0 3.9 13500 -8.7 16.3 245 7 4 3.6 2.0 | -7.5 18.5 245 10 5 7.0 3.9 13000 -8.2 17.2 240 6 3 3.6 2.0 | -6.5 20.3 240 9 5 4.4 2.4 12500 -7.8 18.0 230 6 3 3.7 2.0 | -6.1 21.0 235 8 4 2.8 1.5 12000 -7.3 18.9 225 6 3 5.5 3.0 | -5.7 21.7 225 7 4 2.7 1.5 11500 -6.2 20.8 225 5 3 7.0 3.8 | -5.4 22.3 220 7 3 2.9 1.6 11000 -5.2 22.6 225 5 3 5.3 2.9 | -5.0 23.0 215 6 3 5.0 2.7 10500 -4.6 23.7 215 4 2 4.0 2.2 | -4.1 24.6 210 6 3 6.5 3.6 10250 -4.4 24.1 210 4 2 3.7 2.0 | -3.6 25.5 210 5 3 6.4 3.5 10000 -4.1 24.6 205 3 2 2.2 1.2 | -3.2 26.2 205 5 3 3.7 2.1 9750 -4.0 24.8 195 3 1 1.2 0.7 | -3.0 26.6 200 5 2 2.1 1.2 9500 -3.9 25.0 180 2 1 1.4 0.8 | -2.9 26.8 195 4 2 2.6 1.4 9250 -3.8 25.2 155 2 1 1.6 0.9 | -2.7 27.1 190 4 2 2.3 1.2 9000 -3.7 25.3 135 2 1 2.1 1.2 | -2.5 27.5 180 4 2 1.9 1.0 8750 -3.5 25.7 120 2 1 2.2 1.2 | -2.4 27.7 165 4 2 1.6 0.9 8500 -3.3 26.1 105 3 1 2.4 1.3 | -2.3 27.9 155 4 2 2.0 1.1 8250 -3.2 26.2 100 3 2 1.4 0.8 | -2.1 28.2 145 4 2 0.9 0.5 8000 -3.1 26.4 095 3 2 0.5 0.3 | -2.1 28.2 135 4 2 -0.2 -0.1 7750 -3.0 26.6 090 4 2 0.9 0.5 | -2.1 28.2 130 5 2 -0.0 -0.0 7500 -2.9 26.8 090 4 2 1.6 0.9 | -2.2 28.0 120 5 3 -0.5 -0.3 7250 -2.8 27.0 090 5 2 2.0 1.1 | -2.2 28.0 115 6 3 0.1 0.0 7000 -2.7 27.1 090 5 3 1.4 0.8 | -2.2 28.0 115 6 3 -1.8 -1.0 6750 -2.5 27.5 090 5 3 3.5 1.9 | -2.3 27.9 110 6 3 1.9 1.0 6500 -2.2 28.0 085 5 3 5.5 3.0 | -2.0 28.4 110 6 3 6.3 3.5 6250 -1.8 28.8 085 6 3 5.1 2.8 | -1.6 29.1 105 6 3 5.5 3.0 6000 -1.4 29.5 085 6 3 4.6 2.5 | -1.2 29.8 105 6 3 4.3 2.4 5750 -1.1 30.0 085 6 3 4.8 2.7 | -0.9 30.4 105 6 3 4.8 2.6 5500 -0.7 30.7 080 6 3 5.9 3.2 | -0.4 31.3 100 6 3 6.6 3.6 5250 -0.3 31.5 080 6 3 5.3 2.9 | 0.0 32.0 100 6 3 6.5 3.6 5000 0.1 32.2 080 6 3 5.3 2.9 | 0.5 32.9 100 6 3 7.7 4.2 4750 0.5 32.9 075 5 3 5.9 3.2 | 1.1 34.0 095 6 3 8.5 4.7 4500 0.9 33.6 075 5 3 6.9 3.8 | 1.7 35.1 095 5 3 8.9 4.9 4250 1.5 34.7 070 5 3 8.4 4.6 | 2.4 36.3 095 5 3 9.0 5.0 4000 2.1 35.8 070 5 2 8.5 4.7 | 3.1 37.6 095 5 3 8.9 4.9 3750 2.7 36.9 070 4 2 8.7 4.8 | 3.8 38.8 095 5 3 10.6 5.8 04/25/2025 at 1500 MDT | 04/25/2025 at 1800 MDT | CAPE... +9.2 LI... +4.0 | CAPE... +1.5 LI... +3.6 CINH... -0.5 K Index... +14.4' | CINH... -1.1 K Index... +11.9' | Height Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate | Temperature Wnd WndSpd Lapse Rate ft MSL deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft | deg C deg F Dir kt m/s C/km F/kft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50000 -57.5 -71.5 255 19 10 0.1 0.1 | -57.2 -71.0 255 19 10 0.1 0.0 45000 -57.3 -71.1 255 22 11 -0.9 -0.5 | -57.1 -70.8 260 22 11 -1.0 -0.5 40000 -61.2 -78.2 255 30 15 -2.6 -1.4 | -61.6 -78.9 255 31 16 -3.0 -1.7 38000 -60.6 -77.1 255 32 16 4.8 2.6 | -61.0 -77.8 255 33 17 5.3 2.9 36000 -57.4 -71.3 255 32 16 4.8 2.6 | -57.4 -71.3 255 33 17 5.3 2.9 34000 -53.9 -65.0 255 31 16 8.7 4.8 | -53.7 -64.7 255 32 16 8.3 4.6 32000 -48.6 -55.5 260 30 15 8.9 4.9 | -48.7 -55.7 255 29 15 8.4 4.6 30000 -43.4 -46.1 260 29 15 8.1 4.4 | -43.6 -46.5 255 26 14 8.7 4.8 29000 -41.0 -41.8 260 28 14 8.0 4.4 | -41.0 -41.8 255 27 14 8.7 4.8 28000 -38.6 -37.5 260 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -38.4 -37.1 255 27 14 8.7 4.8 27000 -36.2 -33.2 260 26 13 7.8 4.3 | -35.8 -32.4 260 27 14 7.8 4.3 26000 -33.9 -29.0 260 25 13 7.6 4.2 | -33.6 -28.5 260 25 13 7.4 4.1 25000 -31.7 -25.1 260 25 13 7.6 4.2 | -31.4 -24.5 255 23 12 7.4 4.1 24000 -29.4 -20.9 255 24 12 7.1 3.9 | -29.2 -20.6 255 22 11 7.0 3.9 23000 -27.6 -17.7 255 22 11 5.9 3.2 | -27.3 -17.1 255 21 11 6.3 3.5 22000 -25.8 -14.4 255 20 10 5.9 3.2 | -25.0 -13.0 255 20 10 6.3 3.5 21000 -23.5 -10.3 255 18 9 7.4 4.1 | -23.0 -9.4 255 19 10 7.0 3.8 20000 -21.3 -6.3 255 17 9 7.4 4.0 | -21.0 -5.8 255 17 9 7.0 3.8 19500 -20.3 -4.5 255 16 8 7.4 4.0 | -19.9 -3.8 255 16 8 7.0 3.8 19000 -19.2 -2.6 255 16 8 7.4 4.1 | -18.9 -2.0 260 15 8 6.9 3.8 18500 -18.1 -0.6 255 15 8 7.6 4.2 | -17.8 -0.0 255 15 7 8.3 4.6 18000 -17.0 1.4 255 15 8 7.6 4.2 | -16.6 2.1 255 14 7 8.2 4.5 17500 -15.8 3.6 255 15 8 7.8 4.3 | -15.3 4.5 255 13 7 8.2 4.5 17000 -14.7 5.5 255 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -14.1 6.6 250 13 7 8.3 4.6 16500 -13.5 7.7 255 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -12.9 8.8 250 12 6 8.4 4.6 16000 -12.3 9.9 255 13 7 8.4 4.6 | -11.6 11.1 245 12 6 8.9 4.9 15500 -11.0 12.2 250 13 7 8.5 4.6 | -10.3 13.5 240 12 6 8.9 4.9 15000 -9.8 14.4 250 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -9.0 15.8 240 12 6 8.9 4.9 14500 -8.6 16.5 245 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -7.6 18.3 235 11 6 8.9 4.9 14000 -7.4 18.7 245 11 6 8.3 4.5 | -6.3 20.7 235 11 6 9.3 5.1 13500 -6.2 20.8 235 11 6 8.3 4.6 | -4.9 23.2 230 11 6 9.4 5.2 13000 -5.0 23.0 230 11 6 5.9 3.2 | -3.5 25.7 230 11 6 7.9 4.3 12500 -4.3 24.3 230 11 5 4.6 2.5 | -2.5 27.5 230 11 6 6.8 3.7 12000 -3.8 25.2 225 10 5 1.9 1.0 | -1.5 29.3 225 11 6 0.8 0.4 11500 -3.9 25.0 220 9 5 0.0 0.0 | -2.3 27.9 220 11 6 -3.9 -2.1 11000 -3.9 25.0 215 9 4 2.6 1.4 | -3.1 26.4 210 11 6 0.1 0.1 10500 -3.2 26.2 205 7 4 4.4 2.4 | -2.5 27.5 205 11 5 3.6 2.0 10250 -2.9 26.8 205 7 4 4.6 2.5 | -2.3 27.9 200 10 5 4.0 2.2 10000 -2.6 27.3 200 6 3 4.2 2.3 | -2.0 28.4 195 10 5 3.2 1.8 9750 -2.3 27.9 195 6 3 3.9 2.1 | -1.8 28.8 190 10 5 2.7 1.5 9500 -2.0 28.4 185 6 3 4.2 2.3 | -1.6 29.1 185 9 5 3.1 1.7 9250 -1.7 28.9 180 6 3 3.1 1.7 | -1.4 29.5 180 9 5 2.0 1.1 9000 -1.6 29.1 175 6 3 0.5 0.3 | -1.4 29.5 175 9 5 -1.4 -0.7 8750 -1.6 29.1 165 6 3 -0.5 -0.3 | -1.5 29.3 170 9 4 -2.6 -1.4 8500 -1.6 29.1 155 6 3 0.2 0.1 | -1.7 28.9 160 9 4 -2.6 -1.4 8250 -1.6 29.1 150 6 3 -1.6 -0.9 | -1.9 28.6 155 9 4 -1.3 -0.7 8000 -1.8 28.8 145 7 3 -3.3 -1.8 | -1.9 28.6 150 9 4 0.1 0.0 7750 -2.1 28.2 140 7 3 -3.8 -2.1 | -1.9 28.6 145 8 4 0.7 0.4 7500 -2.4 27.7 135 7 4 -3.5 -1.9 | -1.7 28.9 135 9 4 2.9 1.6 7250 -2.2 28.0 125 7 3 4.2 2.3 | -1.4 29.5 130 9 4 4.7 2.6 7000 -1.9 28.6 125 7 3 4.1 2.3 | -0.7 30.7 130 8 4 6.1 3.3 6750 -1.5 29.3 120 6 3 6.9 3.8 | -0.2 31.6 125 8 4 7.9 4.3 6500 -0.9 30.4 120 6 3 8.1 4.4 | 0.4 32.7 125 8 4 7.7 4.2 6250 -0.4 31.3 120 6 3 8.0 4.4 | 1.0 33.8 120 8 4 8.0 4.4 6000 0.2 32.4 115 6 3 7.2 4.0 | 1.5 34.7 120 8 4 7.2 4.0 5750 0.7 33.3 115 6 3 8.1 4.5 | 2.1 35.8 120 8 4 8.6 4.7 5500 1.4 34.5 115 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 2.8 37.0 120 7 4 10.5 5.8 5250 2.1 35.8 115 6 3 9.2 5.1 | 3.6 38.5 115 7 4 9.6 5.3 5000 2.8 37.0 115 5 3 9.4 5.2 | 4.3 39.7 115 7 4 9.2 5.0 4750 3.5 38.3 115 5 3 9.6 5.3 | 5.0 41.0 115 7 3 9.6 5.3 4500 4.2 39.6 110 5 3 9.8 5.4 | 5.7 42.3 110 6 3 9.9 5.4 4250 5.0 41.0 110 5 3 10.2 5.6 | 6.4 43.5 110 6 3 9.2 5.1 4000 5.7 42.3 110 5 3 9.9 5.5 | 7.1 44.8 105 6 3 9.2 5.0 3750 6.5 43.7 110 5 2 11.3 6.2 | 7.8 46.0 105 5 3 9.7 5.3
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