976
FNUS75 KLKN 271447
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CANYON FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
747 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 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
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CANNOT BE ENTIRELY
RULED OUT OF THE THURSDAY FORECAST FOR THIS INCIDENT AREA THOUGH
CHANCES ARE VERY LOW. ANY STORM ACTIVITY THAT DOES OCCUR WILL CREATE
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS LEADING TO AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. GENERAL
STORM MOTION OVER THE AREA WILL BE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT
10-20 MPH. OTHERWISE, WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. AREAL COVERAGE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ON FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...21 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620692.0/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CPEACOCK@BLM.GOV
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