Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
172 FNUS53 KILX 101913 FWFILX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois National Weather Service Lincoln IL 213 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .DISCUSSION... Behind a shortwave trough departing to the east tomorrow, high pressure will build into the region favoring deep mixing and gusty northwest winds during the afternoon leading to excellent vent rates. Winds will back to the southwest on Sunday and will not be as strong, but still mixing heights will be upwards of 6 to 7 thousand feet during the afternoon favoring another day of good vent rates. There will be a 30% chance for showers along a cold front tonight crossing the region from northwest to southeast, but much higher chances for precipitation will arrive late Sunday night into Monday with the next system. ILZ027>031-036>038-110915- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka, Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal 213 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (+2) 71 (+2) 48 81 RH % (24h trend) 91 (-7) 33 (-18) 80 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7 NW 9 G21 NW 6 SW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 NW 14 G23 Lgt/Var SW 10 Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 10 PM Precip End 3 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7180 7250 1700ft Mixing Temp 63 70 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 SW 20 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 179500 145000 Vent Rate Category Excellent Very Good LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 5 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ040>043-047>053-110915- Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon- Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, and Decatur 213 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type Showers None None None Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 50 (0) 71 (+2) 49 79 RH % (24h trend) 89 (-7) 32 (-19) 80 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 NW 9 G21 NW 6 SW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 NW 13 G22 Lgt/Var SW 9 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 11 PM Precip End 4 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7360 7420 1700ft Mixing Temp 64 71 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 SW 15 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 184000 111300 Vent Rate Category Excellent Good LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 5 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-110915- Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville 213 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type Showers None None None Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (+3) 70 (+3) 48 78 RH % (24h trend) 88 (-8) 33 (-18) 81 34 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 NW 10 G21 NW 7 G18 SW 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 NW 14 G23 Lgt/Var SW 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 1 AM Precip End 5 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7760 7400 1700ft Mixing Temp 63 68 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 SW 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 194000 118400 Vent Rate Category Excellent Very Good LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 5 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-110915- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville 213 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (+2) 71 (+3) 49 78 RH % (24h trend) 89 (-5) 33 (-18) 81 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 NW 9 G20 NW 7 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 NW 12 G21 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7600 7230 1700ft Mixing Temp 65 69 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 24 SW 13 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 182400 93990 Vent Rate Category Excellent Good LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 5 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ Bumgardner