325
FNUS75 KLKN 170047
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND PASS FENCELINE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
547 PM PDT TUE APR 16 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE NOTICEABLY FROM
THE NORTH BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY, A DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL YIELD LOWER RH
VALUES DURING THE DAY DROPPING TO AROUND 20% BY THE AFTERNOON UNDER
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND EXPECTED
THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS
REQUESTED BY...LISA WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411173.0/LKN
.DELDT 04/16/24
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.EMAIL NVCNC@FIRENET.GOV
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