879 FNUS53 KILX 031144 FWFILX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN IL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 544 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY. THE HIGH WILL RESULT IN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS...AND WILL HELP PRODUCE LOW MIXING HEIGHTS. A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND/OR SNOW LOCALLY AS IT MOVES THROUGH. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TIME OF DAY THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING...AS WELL AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO STORM TRACK AND TIMING...SO CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS IS LOW AT THIS TIME. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-032345- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 544 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 5 20 50 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 34 21 38 MAX/MIN RH(%) 52 94 63 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9-13 G18 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 8-12 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.01 0.11 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2200 1500 1700FT MIXING TEMP 29 41 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 2 SE 12 SE 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6400 39100 POOR POOR HAINES INDEX 4 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 40. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ ILZ042-043-047>053-032345- LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 544 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 35 24 40 MAX/MIN RH(%) 51 93 62 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 10-14 G20 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 9-13 G19 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.01 0.07 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1600 1700FT MIXING TEMP 29 44 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 3 SE 15 SE 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 8900 40900 POOR POOR HAINES INDEX 4 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-032345- PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 544 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 35 21 39 MAX/MIN RH(%) 49 90 58 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7-11 G17 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 8-12 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.00 0.06 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 1500 1700FT MIXING TEMP 28 41 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 SE 7 SE 24 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17500 35900 POOR POOR HAINES INDEX 4 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-032345- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 544 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 30 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 38 23 44 MAX/MIN RH(%) 44 89 53 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6-10 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 7-11 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.00 0.05 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 1600 1700FT MIXING TEMP 29 46 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 E 8 SE 25 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 24400 38400 POOR POOR HAINES INDEX 4 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ BAK