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FNUS53 KILX 200740
FWFILX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
240 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 30MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL
SWING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
TO LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE I-72 CORRIDOR. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES,
DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR TUESDAY ALONG WITH WESTERLY WINDS
GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30MPH. THANKS TO THE STRONG WINDS, VENTILATION
WILL BE EXCELLENT BOTH DAYS.
ILZ027>031-036-037-202115-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, AND PEKIN
240 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+8) 45 (+3) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-5) 81 (-2) 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 G23 SW 11 G24 W 12 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 16 G29 W 8 G20 W 18 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4230 6700
1700FT MIXING TEMP 64 56
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 36 W 33
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 152280 221100
VENT RATE CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ040>042-047>053-202115-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-
MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, LINCOLN, BEARDSTOWN,
PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE,
AND DECATUR
240 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+9) 45 (+3) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (0) 80 (-6) 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 G23 SW 12 G24 W 11 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 16 G29 W 8 G19 W 17 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3780 6920
1700FT MIXING TEMP 64 58
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 36 W 33
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 136080 228360
VENT RATE CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ038-043>046-055-057-202115-
MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, CLINTON, MONTICELLO,
CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE, TUSCOLA, AND PARIS
240 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+8) 45 (+3) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-8) 87 (-1) 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 G21 S 13 G25 W 12 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 16 G29 W 9 G20 W 18 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3420 7290
1700FT MIXING TEMP 62 58
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 29 W 33
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 99180 240570
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM
RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
ILZ054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-202115-
MOULTRIE-COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SULLIVAN, CHARLESTON, MATTOON,
SHELBYVILLE, GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON, ROBINSON,
FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE
240 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (+8) 46 (+3) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-4) 87 (-1) 32
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 G20 S 11 G23 W 10 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 14 G28 W 9 G20 W 16 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3380 7430
1700FT MIXING TEMP 63 61
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 26 W 32
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 87880 237760
VENT RATE CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
BARNES
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