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FNUS73 KILX 191205
FWSILX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM EDGAR PANTHER CREEK...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
705 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 19.
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
DRY AND MILDER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THE REST OF THE WEEK.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UNDER 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS
CLOUDS DECREASE. POOR VENTILATION RATES ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO
WEAKER WINDS AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS. FAIR TO GOOD VENT RATES
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH BREEZIER SOUTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY MORNING,
TURNING NORTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/26000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........18 12 3 5 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 58 66 70 70
RH..............86 64 52 44 44
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 2000 3300 2500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 SW 9 SW 9 S 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 16 26 15
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........5 11 25 25 30 40
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 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 57 53 50 47 46
RH..............49 69 77 83 86 93
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 13 13 12
MIX HGT (FT)....700 400 300 300 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 10 S 13 S 13 SW 13 SW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 3 3 4 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (71000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........40 38 31 35 39 44
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 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 48 60 70 76 77
RH..............89 83 64 51 42 39
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 10 W 12 W 12 NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 21 20 20 18
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 800 2000 3100 3900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 12 W 18 W 20 NW 22 NW 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 13 34 58 71
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD
FORECASTER...DEUBELBEISS
REQUESTED BY...RAY GEROFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606501.0/ILX
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RAY.GEROFF@ILLINOIS.GOV
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