478
FNUS75 KLKN 061202
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR WARD...NV-ECC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
502 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL
11 PM PDT SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
HIGH TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE
AROUND TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. ISOLATED,
DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN WHITE PINE COUNTY BOTH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS
WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST AND INCREASING
TO 7-9 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6-8 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST AND
INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 14400 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-11 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-11 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 14600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...HAILEY WINDOUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618752.6/LKN
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE.WALLER@USDA.GOV,NVECC@FIRENET.GOV,LAHLVERS@BLM.GOV,MATTHEW.GILL@USDA.GOV
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