199
FNUS75 KLKN 271227
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FIRE...EIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
527 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 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
MUCH LIKE WEDNESDAY, THE BULK OF STORM ACTIVITY WILL
REMAIN EAST OF THE INCIDENT AREA AND THE RUBY MOUNTAINS THOUGH A
SMALL PERCENT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED STORM STILL EXISTS. HAZARDS
ASSOCIATED WITH STORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS LEADING TO AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
FRIDAY SHOWER AND STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE OVER THE INCIDENT
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CWR PERCENTAGES INCREASE INTO THE 60S
FRIDAY EVENING BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE, GENERAL FLOW
WILL BE WEST-SOUTHWEST WITH LIGHT WIND SPEEDS ANTICIPATED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...23 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...CLINT WADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620677.0/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NHURSLEY@BLM.GOV,CLINT.WADE@USDA.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page