Issued by NWS Central Illinois
000 FNUS53 KILX 291917 FWFILX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN IL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 217 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008 .DISCUSSION... LARGE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AS IT DRIFTS EAST FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL...AND TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE INTO THE 60S. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO ILLINOIS SATURDAY WHICH WILL COOL TEMPERATURES DOWN A LITTLE...BUT PRODUCE NO RAINFALL. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY WILL BECOMING LIGHT BY SUNSET TONIGHT... THEN SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY AND SOUTHWEST FRIDAY. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-300730- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 217 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 5 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 34 67 42 68 MAX/MIN RH(%) 77 33 80 42 20FT WIND AM(MPH) S 5-9 S 5-9 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8-12 S 6-10 SW 4-8 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 2500 1700FT MIXING TEMP 65 72 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 SW 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 47016 38899 FAIR POOR HAINES INDEX 4 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-300730- PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 217 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008 TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 5 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 32 64 39 68 MAX/MIN RH(%) 77 33 85 40 20FT WIND AM(MPH) S 4-8 S 5-9 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6-10 S 4-8 SW 5-9 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 3300 1700FT MIXING TEMP 62 70 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 SW 17 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 41264 64605 POOR FAIR HAINES INDEX 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ HUETTL