341
FNUS75 KLKN 201140
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PEAK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
440 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0530 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
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 HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING
UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING DUE TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. A WARMING
TREND IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVEN TO NINE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO
EASTERN NEVADA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, RESULTING IN THE LIKELIHOOD
OF WETTING THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
TO 8-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEAR 25
MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
TO 9-11 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEAR 25
MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 11700 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4-6 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 12-14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-10 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 6-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH THIS EVENING.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9-11 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 7-9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11-13 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-5 MPH.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 4-6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 11600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS
AROUND 9 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW MALESIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520105.5/LKN
.DELDT 08/20/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEW.MALESIC@USDA.GOV
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