265
FNUS75 KLKN 291212
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENCREST FIRE...ELKO COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
512 AM PDT FRI MAY 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 29.
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
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN MOST OF NORTHERN NEVADA
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD BE STRONG. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE WIND
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE SILVER STATE SATURDAY,
RESULTING IN DIMINISHING RAIN CHANCES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN
AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8500 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN
AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-11 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-10 MPH.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9-11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-15 MPH.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...OWEN REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614634.0/LKN
.DELDT 05/29/26
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