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FXUS65 KLKN 091606
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
906 AM PDT SUN AUG 9 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES FOR MOST OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON
* A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
* MONSOON WEATHER PATTERN FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA THIS
WEEKEND AND INTO THE NEXT WEEK
* COOLING TREND MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: WEAK RETURNS ARE NOTED THIS MORNING ON
RADAR WITH SPRINKLES FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL
NEVADA. LATEST NEAR TERM PROGS/CAMS ARE SHOWING A SLIGHTLY MORE
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AT THIS TIME. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST FOR
TODAY AND TONIGHT TO DEPICT HIGHER COVERAGE OF STORMS DURING THIS
PERIOD. ALL GRIDS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. WILL GET THE TEXT PRODUCTS
OUT SOON.
AVIATION
LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOUR
PERIOD. VCTS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT KELY AND KTPH
AS MONSOONAL FLOW PUSHES INTO NEVADA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BELOW 10
KTS WITH SOME BREEZY GUSTS UP TO 10-17 KTS OVER THE TERMINALS,
HOWEVER STRONG GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 55 MPH FROM NEARBY
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE PRESENT AT KELY AND KTPH. CIG LEVELS AROUND
FL100-120 WITH SOME AS LOW AS FL050 AS CLOUD DEVELOPS FROM
INCREASING MONSOON MOISTURE.
FIRE WEATHER
ACTIVE ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
FIRE ZONES 425, 426, AND PARTS OF 427 AS MONSOON MOISTURE PUSHES
INTO CENTRAL NEVADA WITH INCREASING INSTABILITY. THE STORM MOTION
WILL BE SLOW, WHICH MAY ALLOW SOME WETTING RAINS TO REACH THE
VALLEYS, HOWEVER PROBABILITIES FOR AMPLE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION IS
VERY LOW. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ZONES DUE TO DRY, HOT, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. ACTIVE MONSOON PATTERN
IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
EASTERN NEVADA MONDAY, WITH A MIX OF WET/DRY THUNDERSTORMS. LOOK FOR
ACTIVE MONSOON THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ031-034-035.
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