096
FNUS75 KLKN 110114
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR OPAL SPRINGS...EIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
614 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
THE SLOW MOVING TROUGH OVER WESTERN NEVADA WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING BREEZY SOUTHERLY/SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
DISSIPATING THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH MOVES FURTHER EAST. CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN IS VERY SLIGHT TONIGHT (AT OR BELOW 10%). BY
TOMORROW, CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON TO 20-35%,
WITH CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR 25%. BY FRIDAY, CHANCES FOR
RAIN SHOWERS (40-45%) AND THUNDERSTORMS (25-30%) ARE EXPECTED TO
BE A LITTLE HIGHER IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH SLOWLY MOVES
EAST. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORM DOWNDRAFTS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...VINSON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521604.2/LKN
.DELDT 09/10/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JGRUNBOIS@BLM.GOV,NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV
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