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FNUS75 KLKN 191127
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PEAK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
427 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. DRY WEATHER
WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. A MIX OF WET AND DRY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8-10 MPH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 11-13 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 12-14 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 12100 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22-24 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 11-13 MPH DECREASING TO 8-10 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH THIS EVENING.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-14 MPH DECREASING TO 9-11
MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST AND
INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST AND
INCREASING TO 9-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 11200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-14 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTH WINDS 7-9 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 7-9 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW MALESIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520105.3/LKN
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEW.MALESIC@USDA.GOV
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