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FPUS75 KLKN 202030
NOWLKN
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
130 PM PDT THU JUN 20 2019
NVZ031-210115-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
130 PM PDT THU JUN 20 2019
NOW
AT 122 PM PDT, SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED A CLOUD OF ASH BLOWING
OFF OF THE MARTIN FIRE BURN SCAR LEFT FROM LAST YEAR. ASH COULD
HAMPER VISIBILITY AND DECREASE THE AIR QUALITY ACROSS NORTHWEST ELKO
COUNTY, INCLUDING ALONG MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTING
MORE THAN 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS BLOWING ASH WILL BE A PROBLEM UNTIL
THE WIND SETTLES DOWN. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING
FROM ELKO TOWARDS MOUNTAIN CITY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNTAIN CITY, CHARLESTON, JARBIDGE, TUSCARORA, CHICKEN CREEK SUMMIT,
SHEEP CREEK RESERVOIR, NORTH FORK, WILD HORSE RESERVOIR AND WILSON
RSERVOIR.
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