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FXUS65 KLKN 091941
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1241 PM PDT WED SEP 9 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMING TREND TODAY AND THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOLING TREND
OVER THE WEEKEND
* STRONG, GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED SATURDAY
* DRY CONDITIONS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: CALM WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES
TODAY AND TOMORROW AS HIGHS REACH SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BY
FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND, A LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS WHICH WILL TIGHTEN WEATHER
GRADIENTS ABOVE NEVADA WHICH WILL INCREASE WINDS IN THE AFTERNOONS
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. WINDS
ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-35
MPH, WITH SATURDAY WINDS EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER WITH SPEEDS UP TO
20-25 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS UP TO 35-45 MPH. FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED ACROSS ALL ZONES SATURDAY AS MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15% WITH THE STRONG WINDS. THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO DRAG MUCH COOLER AIR INTO NEVADA WITH
HIGHS REACHING TO NEAR NORMAL SATURDAY, THEN DROPPING TO SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON SUNDAY. INTO THE NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES
WILL SLIGHTLY WARM BUT EXPECTED TO STAY AROUND NORMAL WITH LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WARMING
TEMPERATURE TRENDS TODAY AND TOMORROW. MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. NO
CHANGES TO NBM GRIDS AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION
LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOUR
PERIOD.
FIRE WEATHER
CALM WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ZONES FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES REACHING SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH LIGHT WINDS. FRIDAY WINDS EXPECTED
TO BE A LITTLE STRONG UP TO 10-15 MPH, GUSTS 20-25 MPH. STRONG
GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY UP TO 20-25 MPH, GUSTS 35-45 MPH. FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED ACROSS ALL ZONES FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO REACH BELOW
15%. COOLING TEMPERATURE TREND OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY STAYING
ABOVE 15%.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FIRE WEATHER WATCH 18Z SATURDAY UNTIL 9Z SUNDAY FOR ZONES 424,
425, 426, 427, 437, 438, 469, AND 470.
DISCUSSION...97
AVIATION...97
FIRE WEATHER...97
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