Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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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
