654 FNUS53 KILX 150940 FWFILX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN IL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 440 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .DISCUSSION... CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT BROUGHT THE GUSTY WINDS YESTERDAY PUSHES WELL EAST OF OUR AREA TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN BRINGING A LIGHT WIND TODAY. A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG/GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA AS WELL...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF WET SNOW POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF I-70. ILZ027>031-036>038-152145- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 440 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW/RAIN NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 5 30 10 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 54 22 30 MAX/MIN RH(%) 41 76 44 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 15-19 G29 20FT WIND PM(MPH) E 5-9 NE 11-15 G22 NE 14-18 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.02 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3000 2900 1700FT MIXING TEMP 46 22 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 NE 29 NE 28 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 15600 85100 POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ ILZ040>042-047>052-152145- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE 440 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 5 20 40 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 60 26 32 MAX/MIN RH(%) 37 77 46 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 16-20 G30 20FT WIND PM(MPH) SE 5-9 NE 9-13 G21 NE 14-18 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.00 0.02 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 2800 1700FT MIXING TEMP 52 25 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 E 17 NE 28 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 31100 68500 POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ ILZ043>046-053>057-061-152145- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 440 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW/RAIN SNOW CHANCE PRECIP (%) 5 20 30 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 57 25 31 MAX/MIN RH(%) 39 78 50 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 17-21 G30 20FT WIND PM(MPH) E 3-7 NE 9-13 G21 NE 15-19 G29 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.00 0.02 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 2600 1700FT MIXING TEMP 48 25 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 3 NE 17 NE 29 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 27500 73300 POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX 4 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-152145- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 440 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 5 30 60 LOW/HIGH TEMP(F) 60 29 34 MAX/MIN RH(%) 38 86 54 20FT WIND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 16-20 G28 20FT WIND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6-10 G17 NE 14-18 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT(IN) 0.00 0.03 0.20 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 2350 1700FT MIXING TEMP 54 31 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 2 E 13 NE 31 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 18300 65600 FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX 5 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. $$ SMITH