FNUS53 KILX 011953 FWFILX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN IL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 253 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LOW-LEVEL RH WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD...LEADING TO AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING...RESULTING IN WINDS SHIFTING TO WESTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AFTER THAT...A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER WILL BE IN THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY. THIS IS THE LAST SCHEDULED FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE SPRING SEASON. FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECASTS WILL RESUME THIS FALL AROUND OCTOBER 1ST. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-020800- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 253 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 40 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 60 73 48 59 MAX/MIN RH(%) 86 51 80 53 20FT WIND AM(MPH) S 15-19 SW 13-17 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 10-14 G19 S 16-20 SW 6-10 G18 W 14-18 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.15 0.43 0.04 0.07 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 5100 1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 50 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 39 W 28 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 138158 141897 VERY GOOD VERY GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 0 PERCENT. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ ILZ042-043-047>053-020800- LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 253 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 70 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 61 74 49 60 MAX/MIN RH(%) 88 50 80 50 20FT WIND AM(MPH) S 16-20 SW 12-16 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 9-13 G18 S 15-19 SW 6-10 G18 W 14-18 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.15 0.49 0.10 0.04 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 6000 1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 53 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 38 W 28 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 130865 165089 VERY GOOD VERY GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 0 PERCENT. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-020800- PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 253 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 80 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 61 76 53 63 MAX/MIN RH(%) 84 56 84 50 20FT WIND AM(MPH) S 16-20 SW 10-14 G19 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 10-14 G18 S 17-21 SW 10-14 G20 W 14-18 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.13 0.53 0.33 0.08 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 6200 1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 57 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 38 SW 25 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 137063 158269 VERY GOOD VERY GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 0 PERCENT. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-020800- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 253 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 80 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 63 76 54 67 MAX/MIN RH(%) 83 56 83 45 20FT WIND AM(MPH) S 15-19 SW 9-13 G17 20FT WIND PM(MPH) S 9-13 G18 S 16-20 SW 11-15 G20 W 13-17 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.11 0.49 0.51 0.06 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 6600 1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 59 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 36 SW 24 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 126755 161648 VERY GOOD VERY GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 0 PERCENT. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ BARNES