846
FNUS75 KLKN 191211
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIN CREEK...ELY DISTRICT BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
511 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 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.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. ISOLATED,
DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG.
THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS NEAR
55 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-11 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 11900 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18-20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH THIS
EVENING.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-13 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH
THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-14 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 13-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 11900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17-19 MPH.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519961.4/LKN
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NVECC@FIRENET.GOV,STRODAHL@BLM.GOV,JKEOGH@BLM.GOV,FGOODSON@BLM.GOV,BSJONES@BLM.GOV
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