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FNUS53 KILX 011953
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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. 

$$

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