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FNUS75 KLKN 041308
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK RX...DOI - WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
508 AM PST WED MAR 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY
DISCUSSION
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE FIRE
SITE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FOR TODAY, BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE SITE
LATER TODAY, WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST DUE TO THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. IN ADDITION, ANY RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGEOVER
TO SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY WITH
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 TO 0.02 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 TO 0.2 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
CHANGING OVER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21 TO 26 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.08 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 1.0 INCH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 37 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.3 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 40 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...JAYCEE HARBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604513.2/LKN
.DELDT 03/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JMILLAR@BLM.GOV,JKEOGH@BLM.GOV,NVECC@FIRENET.GOV
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