073
FNUS75 KLKN 271926
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1226 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1315 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
A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS NEAR THE INCIDENT
AREA FOR THE REST OF THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. GENERAL STORM MOTION
IS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 10-20 MPH. HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH
STORM ACTIVITY CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS THAT WILL CAUSE
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. OVERALL WIND FLOW SHIFTS
FROM WEST TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT THURSDAY BEFORE REVERTING BACK TO WESTERLY
FOR FRIDAY. STRONG WIND GUSTS OUTSIDE OF STORM ACTIVITY ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. ON FRIDAY, THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES THROUGH THE DAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES TIED TO STORM ACTIVITY ARE MUCH HIGHER
ON FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................38 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...23 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...AYDIN GUNDOGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620518.1/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AYDIN.GUNDOGAN@USDA.GOV
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