Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
341 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather will prevail across central and southeast Illinois
today: however, light N/NE winds and low mixing heights will lead
to poor ventilation rates. Showers will spread into the region on
Monday...particularly along and southeast of a Champaign to
Taylorville line.

ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047-049-050-052115-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-Schuyler-
Mason-Cass-Scott-Morgan-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Rushville, Havana, Beardstown, Winchester,
and Jacksonville
341 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-11)     48 (-1)      76
RH % (24h trend)      41 (-20)     79 (-11)     47
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6         Lgt/Var      E  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        E  6         SE  9
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                 1
Precip Begin                                    1 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4430                      3530
1700ft Mixing Temp    61                        67
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  6                      SE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    26580                     45890
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Poor
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          5            5            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ038-042-043-048-051>053-052115-
McLean-Logan-De Witt-Menard-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Lincoln, Clinton,
Petersburg, Springfield, Taylorville, and Decatur
341 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-12)     50 (-3)      75
RH % (24h trend)      47 (-8)      78 (-20)     55
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6         NE  5        E  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  6         SE  9
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                 1
Precip Begin                                    6 AM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3990                      3170
1700ft Mixing Temp    62                        67
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  6                     SE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23940                     41210
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Poor
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly 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.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ044>046-054>057-061-052115-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
341 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      71 (-12)     50 (-5)      74
RH % (24h trend)      50 (+5)      79 (-21)     56
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6         NE  6        E  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  6        E  9
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                 2
Precip Begin                                    6 AM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3980                      2990
1700ft Mixing Temp    63                        68
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  6                      E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23880                     38870
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Poor
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-052115-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
341 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           60
Temp (24h trend)      75 (-8)      56 (-2)      74
RH % (24h trend)      53 (+4)      88 (-10)     67
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6         Lgt/Var      E  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        SE  8
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.08
Precip Duration                    1            5
Precip Begin                       10 PM        Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3890                      2550
1700ft Mixing Temp    67                        69
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  6                     E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23340                     33150
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Poor
LAL                   1            2            3
Haines Index          4            4            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

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