586  
FNUS73 KILX 082231  
FWSILX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELBYVILLE SFWA PRESCRIBED BURN...IDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
531 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 09.  
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
 
 
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST  
FOR AREAS NORTH OF CANTON TO BLOOMINGTON FRIDAY MORNING.  
OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST IL THROUGH SUNSET SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE  
LOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 20-35%  
SOUTHEAST OF THE IL RIVER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL  
INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON WITH SIMILAR WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. VENTILATION RATES  
WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD ON FRIDAY AS TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE.  
 
WIDESPREAD RAIN IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY FOR EAST CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST IL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE REMNANTS  
OF HURRICANE ISAIAS LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO  
VALLEY REGION. CURRENT PROJECTIONS HAVE THE HEAVIER RAINFALL  
AMOUNTS IN SOUTHEAST IL, WHERE A HALF TO 1 INCH OF NEEDED RAINFALL  
IS POSSIBLE FROM I-70 SOUTHEAST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.  
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4800 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /15200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/66800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........18 16 15 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 78 84 86  
RH..............53 38 30 28  
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 10 S 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2500 4500 4700  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 15 S 16 S 16  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 33 63 65  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD  
 

 
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