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FNUS75 KLKN 271211
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORLEEN...NVEIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
511 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0530 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 SEE VERY ISOLATED STORM ACTIVITY OVER
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY WITH BEST CHANCES BEING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
GENERAL STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 10-20 MPH.
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH STORM ACTIVITY CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS LEADING TO AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY INCREASES ON FRIDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...16 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...DAKOTA DUNHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620509.3/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV,TERREN.MITTON@ELKOCOUNTYNV.GOV
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