Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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FWFILX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Southeast Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
401 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Elevated fire danger exists today as warm and dry conditions
combined with strong winds. Peak surface gusts are expected to
exceed 40 mph in most areas. Winds will start off southwesterly
but gradually shift to west- northwesterly by mid- afternoon.
Minimum RH values will fall to 25-30% this afternoon, which
combined with the winds could result in unwanted fire spread. In
addition to the strong winds, deep mixing will result in excellent
ventilation today.
A cold front moves through tonight, resulting in much colder
temperatures on Saturday. Ventilation still remains good as
north-northwesterly winds will be sustained around 15 mph. No
precipitation is expected through the weekend, but multiple rain
chances are expected next week.
ILZ027>031-036>038-282230-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
401 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (+11) 25 (-8) 37
RH % (24h trend) 25 (-23) 69 (-9) 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 G35 NW 16 G31 N 10 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 19 G34 NW 12 G21 N 8
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5050 4890
1700ft Mixing Temp 55 29
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 37 N 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 186850 83130
Vent Rate Category Excellent Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 40s.
Minimum RH 29 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows around
30. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 80 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 40s.
Minimum RH 75 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
$$
ILZ040>043-047>053-282230-
Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
Christian-Macon-
Including the cities of Rushville, Havana, Lincoln, Clinton,
Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield,
Taylorville, and Decatur
401 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+9) 27 (-7) 38
RH % (24h trend) 24 (-14) 67 (-7) 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 14 G34 NW 13 G26 N 10 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 17 G34 NW 11 G21 N 9
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5220 5090
1700ft Mixing Temp 58 31
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 33 N 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 172260 86530
Vent Rate Category Very Good Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower
40s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain, warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 78 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain, cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
$$
ILZ044>046-054>057-061-282230-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
401 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (+9) 26 (-5) 37
RH % (24h trend) 25 (-18) 67 (-16) 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 G36 NW 13 G26 N 11 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 19 G35 NW 12 G21 N 10 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5100 5180
1700ft Mixing Temp 56 30
Transport Wnd (mph) W 35 N 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 178500 88060
Vent Rate Category Excellent Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs around 40. Minimum
RH 31 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain, warmer. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum RH 80 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum RH 79 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-282230-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
401 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 67 (+10) 29 (-4) 40
RH % (24h trend) 25 (-13) 65 (-14) 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 12 G34 NW 10 G23 N 9 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 17 G34 NW 9 G20 N 9 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4830 5600
1700ft Mixing Temp 59 34
Transport Wnd (mph) W 37 N 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 178710 100800
Vent Rate Category Excellent Good
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 40.
Minimum RH 32 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain, warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 79 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
Erwin