240
FNUS75 KLKN 130917
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
217 AM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0400 PDT ON MAY 13.
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
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING BREEZY
TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BRINGING A WIND SHIFT BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
LOOK FOR COOLER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW
TEENS WITH BREEZY WINDS. STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 78 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...KARL STEPHENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613430.1/LKN
.DELDT 05/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NVCNC@FIRENET.GOV,KSTEPHENSON@BLM.GOV,JEIDSON@BLM.GOV
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