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
336 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A line of thunderstorms will track across central Illinois this
morning...followed by scattered re-development of storms mainly
east of the Illinois River this afternoon. After a period of dry
weather tonight into Wednesday morning, another round of showers
and thunderstorms will arrive by Wednesday afternoon and evening.

ILZ027>031-037-038-072115-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
336 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            50
Temp (24h trend)      76 (-1)      52 (-6)      79
RH % (24h trend)      51 (-7)      90 (-8)      40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 12 G22     SW  7 G17    S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 13 G23    SW  5        S  9
Precip Amount         0.29         0.00         0.13
Precip Duration       4                         1
Precip Begin          6 AM                      1 PM
Precip End            5 PM                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3740                      4690
1700ft Mixing Temp    70                        74
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 23                      S 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    86020                     79730
Vent Rate Category    Good                      Good
LAL                   5            1            3
Haines Index          4            5            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
RH 69 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. North winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ036-040>042-047>053-072115-
Fulton-Schuyler-Mason-Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Canton, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
336 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            60
Temp (24h trend)      78 (+3)      52 (-8)      80
RH % (24h trend)      48 (-21)     90 (-8)      42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 11 G22     SW  6        S  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 13 G23    Lgt/Var      S 10 G19
Precip Amount         0.16         0.00         0.25
Precip Duration       4                         4
Precip Begin          6 AM                      1 PM
Precip End            5 PM                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4290                      3500
1700ft Mixing Temp    72                        74
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 23                      S 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    98670                     63000
Vent Rate Category    Good                      Fair
LAL                   5            1            4
Haines Index          4            5            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ043>046-055-057-072115-
De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Douglas-Edgar-
Including the cities of Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana,
Danville, Tuscola, and Paris
336 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            50
Temp (24h trend)      79 (+2)      54 (-5)      81
RH % (24h trend)      55 (-6)      90 (-7)      37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 11 G23     W  7 G18     S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 15 G25    Lgt/Var      S  9
Precip Amount         0.27         0.00         0.21
Precip Duration       5                         1
Precip Begin          6 AM                      1 PM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3490                      4800
1700ft Mixing Temp    72                        75
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 28                     S 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    97720                     72000
Vent Rate Category    Good                      Good
LAL                   5            1            3
Haines Index          4            5            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-072115-
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
336 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            60
Temp (24h trend)      82 (+6)      56 (-4)      82
RH % (24h trend)      56 (-13)     94 (-4)      42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 11 G23     W  7         S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 14 G25    Lgt/Var      S  9 G17
Precip Amount         0.29         0.02         0.30
Precip Duration       5            0            4
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   1 PM
Precip End            Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3550                      4580
1700ft Mixing Temp    74                        77
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 26                     S 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    92300                     82440
Vent Rate Category    Good                      Good
LAL                   5            3            4
Haines Index          3            5            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

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