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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
252 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Dry and warm weather will continue through today until a cold
front brings the return of showers and storms to areas near/west
of I-57 tonight through Friday morning. The front will stall out
over the area going into Friday afternoon with additional storms,
some strong, possible through early evening east of I-55. Winds
will veer to the south today with speeds generally below 7 kts,
resulting in poor to fair ventilation rates.

ILZ027>031-036>038-192115-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
252 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           50
Temp (24h trend)      90 (+2)      65 (+9)      88
RH % (24h trend)      31 (-3)      97 (+3)      35
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         S  5         W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.08         0.03
Precip Duration                    2            1
Precip Begin                       11 PM        Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   4 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6040                      4290
1700ft Mixing Temp    84                        85
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  9                      NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    54360                     51480
Vent Rate Category    Fair                      Fair
LAL                   1            3            3
Haines Index          5            5            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 84 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ040>043-047>053-192115-
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
252 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40
Temp (24h trend)      90 (+2)      66 (+10)     87
RH % (24h trend)      30 (0)       96 (+4)      40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         S  5         W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.04
Precip Duration                    1            1
Precip Begin                       12 AM        Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   4 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6260                      4630
1700ft Mixing Temp    85                        86
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    50080                     46300
Vent Rate Category    Fair                      Fair
LAL                   1            3            3
Haines Index          5            5            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
76 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ044>046-054>057-061-192115-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
252 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      90 (+2)      62 (+7)      88
RH % (24h trend)      25 (-4)      89 (-2)      46
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip Duration                                 1
Precip Begin                                    6 AM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6700                      4640
1700ft Mixing Temp    85                        87
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  5                     W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    33500                     64960
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Fair
LAL                   1            2            3
Haines Index          6            5            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-192115-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
252 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      91 (+2)      64 (+7)      90
RH % (24h trend)      27 (+1)      91 (-5)      41
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                 1
Precip Begin                                    7 AM
Precip End                                      1 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6990                      5240
1700ft Mixing Temp    87                        87
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  5                     SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34950                     68120
Vent Rate Category    Poor                      Fair
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          6            5            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around
90. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMA