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FNUS75 KLKN 270200
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCONNELL NV-WID-020620...CENTRAL NEVADA DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
700 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0100 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
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
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. WETTING RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
NORTHERN NEVADA.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7-9 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 14-16 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8-10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15-17 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 11500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18-20 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN
THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 11-13 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
SOUTH AND DECREASING TO 3-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-14 MPH IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO SOUTH AND DECREASING TO 4-6 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13-15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9-11 MPH.
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10-12 MPH.
CWR.................52 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 7800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13-15 MPH.
FORECASTER...SOUTH
REQUESTED BY...MATT CROSSWAIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/26/26
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.EMAIL NVCNC@FIRENET.GOV
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