539
FNUS73 KILX 281158
FWSILX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIQUON RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
658 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (217) 732-3089 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
DEEP MIXING AND WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY WILL BRING GOOD
VENTILATION. GOOD VENTILATION WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW AS TRANSPORT
WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20-25 MPH. DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY EVENING, WHEN A FEW DAYS OF
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /33700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/79100 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........15 35 61 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1
TEMP............48 55 59 61
RH..............56 49 44 42
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 15 W 15 W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 22 22
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3500 3800 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 21 W 21 W 16
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 63 69 42
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD GOOD FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........44 49 62 38 33 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............59 54 48 45 42 40
RH..............45 57 68 79 82 85
20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 10 10 10 8
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 400 300 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 SW 8 SW 9 S 10 SW 10 SW 9
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 3 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20
TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (64300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........48 71 57 75 78 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............38 40 52 61 66 69
RH..............92 92 71 56 48 44
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 S 8 S 13 S 13 S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 13 18 18 22
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 900 2300 3200 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 9 SW 13 S 16 S 22 S 23
HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 10 33 60 64
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD
FORECASTER...37
REQUESTED BY...DENIM PERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/28/24
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