375
FNUS75 KLKN 270024
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR GBNP SEARCH AND RESCUE...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
524 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
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
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY
THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AND
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 5-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH THIS EVENING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...23 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS MASON-BUSHMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2620646.0/LKN
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRAVIS_MASON-BUSHMAN@NPS.GOV
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