FNUS53 KILX 242056 FWFILX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN IL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 256 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA WILL MOVE TO THE IOWA AND ILLINOIS BORDER BY MIDNIGHT...SWEEPING A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS LINGERING OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE A QUARTER TO HALF INCH...WITH LOCAL HALF TO THREE QUARTER INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM I-57 WEST. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM LATER ON WEDNESDAY INTO THANKSGIVING DAY WITH THE CHANCE FOR A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. ILZ027>031-036>038-041-250900- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 256 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SNOW SNOW SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 41 48 32 40 MAX/MIN RH(%) 92 67 100 71 20FT WIND AM(MPH) W 7-11 W 9-13 G19 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 5-9 W 9-13 G17 W 5-9 NW 11-15 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.05 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 2900 1700FT MIXING TEMP 48 37 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 NW 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 63785 82013 FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ ILZ040-047-049-050-250900- SCHUYLER-CASS-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE 256 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 30 20 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 42 48 33 41 MAX/MIN RH(%) 89 61 96 68 20FT WIND AM(MPH) W 8-12 G17 W 10-14 G19 20FT WIND PM(MPH) SW 5-9 W 10-14 G19 W 6-10 NW 10-14 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.02 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 2900 1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 37 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 W 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65621 68567 FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ ILZ042-043-048-051>053-250900- LOGAN-DE WITT-MENARD-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE... DECATUR 256 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SNOW/RAIN SNOW SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30 30 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 42 50 33 41 MAX/MIN RH(%) 92 64 95 69 20FT WIND AM(MPH) W 8-12 W 9-13 G18 20FT WIND PM(MPH) SW 7-11 W 9-13 G18 W 6-10 NW 10-14 G19 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.03 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 3000 1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 37 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 W 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 63908 86200 FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-250900- PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 256 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SNOW/RAIN SNOW SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30 30 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 42 50 34 41 MAX/MIN RH(%) 94 66 98 67 20FT WIND AM(MPH) SW 9-13 G18 W 8-12 G18 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 8-12 W 9-13 G19 W 6-10 W 12-16 G21 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.04 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 2900 1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 37 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 W 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 62522 83670 FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX 2 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-250900- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 256 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 20 20 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 43 51 35 42 MAX/MIN RH(%) 94 63 97 65 20FT WIND AM(MPH) SW 7-11 W 7-11 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 6-10 W 8-12 W 4-8 W 9-13 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.02 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 3100 1700FT MIXING TEMP 46 38 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 W 28 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 58660 86084 FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX 2 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH. $$ KH