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FXUS65 KLKN 112020
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
120 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY
* STRONG, GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY
* MUCH COOLER SUNDAY
* NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS BEING SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS UP TO 10-15 MPH, GUSTS
20-25 MPH. TOMORROW, STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH
WINDS UP TO 20-25 MPH, GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35-45 MPH. RED FLAG
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL FIRE ZONES DUE TO THE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 9
PERCENT. TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO START A COOLING TREND, BUT STILL
BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN THE UPPER 80S.
SUNDAY, WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER WITH SPEEDS UP
TO 10-15 MPH, GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25-30 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA AND PARTS OF
CENTRAL NEVADA NORTH OF THE US-50 CORRIDOR, WHILE SOUTH OF THE
US-50 CORRIDOR STILL EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
HIGHS IN NORTHERN NEVADA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO 70S, ALONG
THE US-50 CORRIDOR IN THE 70S, WHILE SOUTH OF US-50 CORRIDOR IN
THE UPPER 80S. BY THE EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS, COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL EXTEND INTO THE REST OF CENTRAL NEVADA, WITH
TEMPERATURES STAYING NEAR NORMAL, WHILE NORTHERN NEVADA WILL SEE
COLDER AIR BEING SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH SOME AREAS
REACHING TO NEAR FREEZING.
MONDAY, WIND CONDITIONS BECOME LIGHT WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY STAYING
BELOW 10 MPH. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA WITH CENTRAL NEVADA STAYING AT NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO 80S, WHILE NORTHERN
NEVADA STAYS A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN THE LOW 70S.
REST OF THE WEEK, LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS WITH A GRADUAL WARMING IN
TEMPERATURES STAYING NEAR NORMAL IN THE MID-WEEK, THEN WARMING
BACK TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS
DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TOMORROW. MODERATE
CONFIDENCE WITH COOLING TEMPERATURES TRENDS WITH SOME AREAS
DROPPING TO NEAR FREEZING OVERNIGHT. MODERATE CONFIDENCE TO
WARMING TEMPERATURES TRENDS NEXT WEEK. CHANGES TO THE WIND AND
WIND GUSTS TO BETTER REFLECT THE ONCOMING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
AVIATION
LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOUR
PERIOD. BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 10-15 KTS, GUSTS 20-25 KTS
THIS AFTERNOON, DISSIPATING TO LIGHTER WINDS BELOW 10 KTS
OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW, STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
ALL TERMINALS WITH SPEEDS UP TO 15-20 KTS, GUSTS 35-40 KTS.
FIRE WEATHER
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ACROSS ALL ZONES HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED
FLAG WARNING DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND LOW
HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT EXPECTED TOMORROW. UNSEASONABLY WARM
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH COOLING TEMPERATURE
TREND STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME AREAS DROPPING TO NEAR
FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS REACHING UP TO 25-30 MPH, WITH BETTER LOW HUMIDITY AROUND
15% OR HIGHER. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE
TO THE BREEZY WINDS AND HUMIDITY NEAR 15% BUT REMAIN BORDERLINE.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY NVZ030-031-035.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
FWZ424-425-426-427-437-438-469-470
DISCUSSION...97
AVIATION...97
FIRE WEATHER...97
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