983
FNUS75 KLKN 271131
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR KEARNY...DOI-WFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
431 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 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
THURSDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY IN THAT STORM
ACTIVITY IS FORECASTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY
EVENING IN AND NEAR THE INCIDENT AREA. GENERAL STORM MOTION WILL BE
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 10-20 MPH. BIGGEST IMPACTS CONTINUE TO BE
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS LEADING TO AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING. OTHERWISE, SOUTHWEST FLOW IS FORECASTED WITH WIND SPEED
INCREASES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON THAT WILL GUST 15-20 MPH
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 14
TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 14
TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...26 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...KYAH WIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620460.2/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STRODAHL@BLM.GOV,NVECC@FIRENET.GOV
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