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FXUS65 KLKN 202010
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
110 PM PDT MON APR 20 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
ACROSS NORTHERN NV AND 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTS ACROSS CENTRAL NV
* A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN CENTRAL NV TOMORROW, WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
* A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED IN NORTHEAST NV TOMORROW, WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
* A STORM SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION ON TUESDAY WITH AFTERNOON RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
* COLDER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: WINDS HAVE RISEN AHEAD OF A LOW
PRESSURE CENTER OFF THE PACIFIC COAST THAT IS BEGINNING ITS
APPROACH TO THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FOR
TOMORROW WITH HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN EFFECT IN CENTRAL NEVADA AND
WIND ADVISORIES FOR NORTHEAST NEVADA THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED IN
THE WARNINGS AND 45-50 MPH IN THE ADVISORIES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO
ANTICIPATED WITH THE WIND AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AS LOW AS
ONE MILE IN SOME AREAS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S,
HOWEVER A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL BE PASSING
THROUGH THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE 40S. SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT, AND SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE INITIAL HOURS. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY RAIN IN
VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS, HOWEVER SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION OR
OVERNIGHT SNOW CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ANY LOWER ELEVATION SNOW WILL
BE SHORT LIVED HOWEVER DUE TO SEASONAL INSOLATION AND DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S FOR WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION EXITS THE
AREA BY THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WARM AGAIN, WITH DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 20S AND
30S. MODEL GUIDANCE IS STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF MORE SHOWERS THIS
WEEKEND, HOWEVER THIS IS CURRENTLY A LOW CONFIDENCE, HIGH
VARIABILITY SITUATION.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: WINDS WERE INCREASED SLIGHTLY
FOR TOMORROW DUE TO A HISTORY OF NBM WINDS BEING TOO LOW IN HIGH
WIND SETUPS. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR STRONG WINDS TOMORROW. HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN PRECIPITATION TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AVIATION
GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEGUN AT ALL SITES AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BE IMPACTFUL THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL GUST UP
TO 35KT AT ALL SITES TODAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER
TOMORROW FOR KTPH/KELY. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A CHANCE OF LOWERED
VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AT TIMES. OTHERWISE,
CEILINGS AND PRECIPITATION ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR FOR
FLIGHT CATEGORIES IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY
NVZ031-033-034-036-038-039.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY
NVZ035-037-040-041.
DISCUSSION...94
AVIATION...94
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