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FNUS73 KILX 091119
FWSILX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM EDGAR PANTHER CREEK...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
619 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 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
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS PERSIST TODAY AND TUESDAY, ALONG WITH WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TO NEAR RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES. HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE 70S TODAY, THEN NEAR 80 ON TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN GOOD VENTILATION TODAY
AND FAIR VENTILATION TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN
INCREASING MOISTURE EACH DAY, KEEPING MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE
40-50% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN ABOVE 50% ON TUESDAY. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS TUESDAY PM, WHEN STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY, RESULTING IN A WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHWEST. THE NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT COULD GUST AS HIGH
AS 30-35 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /30900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/94700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 4 2 2
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............57 65 72 73
RH..............64 58 49 51
20 FT WIND......SW 15 SW 16 SW 16 SW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 25 24
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 3400 4300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 25 SW 26 SW 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 54 79 95
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........15 39 46 20 13 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............73 68 64 63 61 59
RH..............55 68 81 87 84 93
20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 20 20 20
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 400 400 600 800 900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 S 17 S 17 S 16 SW 17 SW 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..26 6 6 8 12 13
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...59 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (58800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........19 38 27 32 40 52
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE LIKELY
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 30 60
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 20 60
TEMP............58 60 66 72 77 79
RH..............93 90 78 68 58 54
20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 SW 12 S 14 S 14 S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 23 23 24
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1100 1400 2700 3600 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 14 SW 17 SW 17 S 18 S 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 13 21 42 58 59
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR
FORECASTER...DEUBELBEISS
REQUESTED BY...RAY GEROFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/09/26
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