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
224 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring 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. Transport winds will increase Friday, providing fair
vent rates by early afternoon.

ILZ027>031-036>038-200915-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, and Normal
224 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           0            10
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+9)      88 (-2)      59           86
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+9)      43 (+8)      100          45
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.11         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1                         1
Precip Begin          12 AM        Continuing                7 AM
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4290                      3040
1700ft Mixing Temp                 85                        87
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     SW  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51480                     27360
Vent Rate Category                 Fair                      Poor
LAL                   3            3            1            2
Haines Index          5            4            5            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
RH 84 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ040>043-047>053-200915-
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
224 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           0            20
Temp (24h trend)      66 (+9)      87 (-3)      62           87
RH % (24h trend)      96 (+6)      46 (+13)     100          47
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.05         0.02         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1            1                         1
Precip Begin          2 AM         Continuing                7 AM
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM                      Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4630                      3170
1700ft Mixing Temp                 86                        87
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     SW  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46300                     28530
Vent Rate Category                 Fair                      Poor
LAL                   3            3            2            2
Haines Index          5            3            4            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 79 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ044>046-054>057-061-200915-
Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Including the cities of Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, and Shelbyville
224 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+7)      88 (-2)      62           89
RH % (24h trend)      91 (0)       53 (+24)     100          39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    1
Precip Begin                       6 AM
Precip End                         6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4640                      3800
1700ft Mixing Temp                 87                        87
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64960                     30400
Vent Rate Category                 Fair                      Poor
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index          5            4            4            5

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 72 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-200915-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton,
Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
224 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+6)      90 (-1)      64           90
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+1)      45 (+17)     100          39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.11         0.00
Precip Duration                    1            1
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5240                      4640
1700ft Mixing Temp                 87                        87
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68120                     41760
Vent Rate Category                 Fair                      Poor
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index          5            4            4            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MJA