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FXUS65 KLKN 102022
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
122 PM PDT WED JUN 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING
* FAIR WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: SKIES ARE SUNNY ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN FOR SATURDAY. AN UPPER
RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN ITS POSITION ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC WITH
WEAK TROUGHING TRYING TO SET UP ACROSS CALIFORNIA FOR THE WEEKEND.
EXTREME SOUTHEAST WHITE PINE COUNTY WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF ANY
SHOWER ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY BREEZY DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH, WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS
TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
80S AND LOW 90S ON THURSDAY, RISING TO THE 90S ACROSS MOST
LOCATIONS FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE ON THE
CHILLY SIDE TONIGHT WITH 30S AND 40S EXPECTED. SOME OF THE COLDER
LOCALES ACROSS PORTIONS OF ELKO COUNTY WILL SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR
30 TO FREEZING, AND AS A RESULT, A FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR NORTHERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY FROM 11PM PDT TO 8AM
PDT THURSDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR MORNING LOWS TO RANGE IN THE 40S TO
EVEN THE LOW 50S THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR
QUIET, DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES LASTING
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STRONG
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30-35KT WILL CONTINUE LATER THIS EVENING WITH
THE KTPH TERMINAL REMAINING BREEZY WITH 20KT GUSTS DURING THE
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER
WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOST GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH, THOUGH SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF FIRE ZONES 425, 469, AND 470. NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED. IN
ADDITION, EXPECT A FEW MORE DEGREES OF WARMING, AND EVEN MORE
WARMING ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S
DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH MINIMUM RELATIVITY VALUES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS. AFTERNOON GUSTS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FROST ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR
NVZ031-039.
DISCUSSION...86
AVIATION...86
FIRE WEATHER...86
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