155  
FNUS53 KILX 010913  
FWFILX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
413 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS  
TODAY BEFORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TONIGHT INTO  
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE E/SE AT 10-15MPH THIS MORNING,  
THEN WILL INCREASE AND GUST 25-30MPH ALONG/WEST OF I-55 THIS  
AFTERNOON. AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST, VERY  
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS  
REACHING 45-50MPH ALONG/EAST OF I-55 BY AFTERNOON.  
 
ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047>050-012115-  
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER-  
MASON-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,  
CANTON, PEKIN, RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, BEARDSTOWN, PETERSBURG,  
WINCHESTER, AND JACKSONVILLE  
413 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 40 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (0) 47 (+15) 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+2) 92 (+4) 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 9 G20 SE 14 G27 S 17 G34  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 14 G25 SE 15 G31 S 18 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.39  
PRECIP DURATION 3 11  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3670 3510  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 45 67  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 22 SW 39  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 80740 136890  
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.  
MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ038-042-043-051>053-012115-  
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, LINCOLN, CLINTON,  
SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE, AND DECATUR  
413 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 40 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+2) 47 (+15) 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-4) 89 (-1) 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 9 G18 SE 15 G26 S 18 G36  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 13 G23 SE 17 G31 S 21 G37  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.51  
PRECIP DURATION 1 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3450 2640  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 45 67  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 21 SW 40  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 72450 105600  
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH  
59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.  
MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-012115-  
PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE,  
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, AND SHELBYVILLE  
413 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 100  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 100  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+5) 46 (+14) 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-15) 85 (-6) 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 7 SE 12 G24 S 18 G36  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 11 G20 SE 15 G29 S 22 G38  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.52  
PRECIP DURATION 1 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3320 2470  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 45 66  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 20 S 39  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 66400 96330  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.  
MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-012115-  
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON,  
ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE  
413 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT WED  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+9) 49 (+15) 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-25) 85 (-6) 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 10 G23 S 18 G37  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 9 G18 SE 13 G27 S 20 G39  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.46  
PRECIP DURATION 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3430 2810  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 70  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 18 S 38  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61740 106780  
VENT RATE CATEGORY FAIR GOOD  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
68 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
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