906
FNUS75 KLKN 051253
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL CANYON RX...DOI - WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
453 AM PST THU MAR 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON MARCH 05.
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 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING EAST, AWAY FROM THE
SITE TODAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. LOOK FOR COLD, BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FROM THE NORTHWEST. BY SUNDAY, AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK INTO THE 50S WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS
AND 20S.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.3 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 35 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16 TO 21 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH, BECOMING 5 TO
10 MPH BETWEEN 6 AND 9PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 25 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 25 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...JAYCEE HARBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604512.3/LKN
.DELDT 03/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JMILLAR@BLM.GOV,JKEOGH@BLM.GOV,NVECC@FIRENET.GOV
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