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FNUS53 KILX 041945
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2018
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY PRODUCING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND WINDS BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY, ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE AN INCREASE IN WINDS,
TURNING FROM WESTERLY IN THE MORNING, TO NORTHERLY BY AFTERNOON AS
THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM MAINLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL UNDER A QUARTER INCH AT
MOST LOCATIONS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL IS NOT
EXPECTED BEFORE WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE
LIKELY TO BE QUITE LOW SATURDAY, AND AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
VENTILATION RATES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD.
SATURDAY WILL HAVE DEEP MIXING DEPTHS AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS,
THEN MIXING DEPTHS WILL DECREASE AS TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE
SUNDAY, PRODUCING COMPARABLE VENTILATION RATES.
THIS AFTERNOON, FRIDAY MAY 4TH, IS THE LAST ISSUANCE OF THE
ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE SPRING SEASON. THE
ROUTINE FORECAST WILL RESUME FOR THE FALL SEASON BY EARLY
OCTOBER.
ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-051045-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, RUSHVILLE, AND HAVANA
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2018
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40
TEMP (24HR TREND) 51 (-10) 82 (+5) 55 74
RH % (24HR TREND) 84 (-11) 25 (-12) 74 44
20FT WIND AM (MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FT WIND PM (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 10211 6434
1700FT MIXING TEMP 74 66
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 10 N 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 156830 133437
VENT RATE CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ042-043-047>053-051045-
LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, CLINTON, BEARDSTOWN, PETERSBURG,
WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE, AND DECATUR
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2018
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50
TEMP (24HR TREND) 52 (-12) 81 (+4) 54 75
RH % (24HR TREND) 84 (-9) 26 (-14) 76 44
20FT WIND AM (MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FT WIND PM (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 10166 5749
1700FT MIXING TEMP 75 70
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 10 NW 23
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102833 116455
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ044>046-051045-
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA,
AND DANVILLE
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2018
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50
TEMP (24HR TREND) 52 (-11) 80 (+4) 54 76
RH % (24HR TREND) 86 (-6) 30 (-13) 83 41
20FT WIND AM (MPH) LGT/VAR W 6
20FT WIND PM (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 10162 8549
1700FT MIXING TEMP 73 70
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 9 W 24
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 101182 230793
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
ILZ054>057-061-051045-
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON,
PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2018
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50
TEMP (24HR TREND) 53 (-11) 79 (+3) 53 77
RH % (24HR TREND) 86 (-6) 32 (-14) 84 41
20FT WIND AM (MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FT WIND PM (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 9531 8292
1700FT MIXING TEMP 73 72
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 8 W 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 94272 204979
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 4
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-051045-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2018
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40
TEMP (24HR TREND) 54 (-10) 79 (+2) 52 79
RH % (24HR TREND) 90 (-4) 34 (-17) 89 38
20FT WIND AM (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND PM (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 8689 8162
1700FT MIXING TEMP 73 74
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 8 W 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 82900 136144
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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