947 FPUS73 KILX 281909 NOWILX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 101 PM CST FRI MAR 28 2003 ILZ027>030-036-040-041-047-049-050-282100- CASS IL-FULTON IL-KNOX IL-MARSHALL IL-MASON IL-MORGAN IL-PEORIA IL- SCHUYLER IL-SCOTT IL-STARK IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINCHESTER...VIRGINIA...RUSHVILLE... PEORIA...MASON CITY...LEWISTOWN...LACON...JACKSONVILLE...HAVANA... GALESBURG...CANTON AND BEARDSTOWN 101 PM CST FRI MAR 28 2003 .NOW... LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH 3 PM. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 30S. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. $$ ILZ031-037-038-042>045-048-051>054-061-282100- CHAMPAIGN IL-CHRISTIAN IL-DE WITT IL-LOGAN IL-MACON IL-MCLEAN IL- MENARD IL-MOULTRIE IL-PIATT IL-SANGAMON IL-SHELBY IL-TAZEWELL IL- WOODFORD IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...SULLIVAN...SPRINGFIELD... SHELBYVILLE...RANTOUL...PEKIN...MONTICELLO...LINCOLN...EUREKA... DECATUR...CLINTON...CHAMPAIGN AND BLOOMINGTON 101 PM CST FRI MAR 28 2003 .NOW... LIGHT RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS OF MODERATE RAIN...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 PM. WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH. $$ ILZ046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-282100- CLARK IL-CLAY IL-COLES IL-CRAWFORD IL-CUMBERLAND IL-DOUGLAS IL- EDGAR IL-EFFINGHAM IL-JASPER IL-LAWRENCE IL-RICHLAND IL-VERMILION IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUSCOLA...TOLEDO...ROBINSON...PARIS... OLNEY...NEWTON...MATTOON...MARSHALL...LAWRENCEVILLE...FLORA... EFFINGHAM...DANVILLE AND CHARLESTON 101 PM CST FRI MAR 28 2003 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 PM. WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP THROUGH THE 50S. $$ BARNES