038
FNUS75 KLKN 100203
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PEAK...ELKO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
703 PM PDT TUE SEP 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
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
MOSTLY CLOUDY ON WEDNESDAY WITH A 40% CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A 25% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. WINDS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT OF
THE NORTH AT AROUND 5-8 MPH, BECOMING WESTERLY 5-10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DRY OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...ROOD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521685.0/LKN
.DELDT 09/09/25
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