566  
FNUS75 KLKN 272252  
FWSLKN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA CREEK...NVEIC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV  
352 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 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 VERY LOW CHANCE OF STORM ACTIVITY STILL EXISTS OVER  
THE INCIDENT AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT THOUGH MOST ACTIVITY CURRENTLY  
IS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ANY STORMS AT OR NEAR THE INCIDENT WILL  
PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS THAT WILL ENHANCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR,  
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. OTHERWISE WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER  
THE INCIDENT AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH WIND SPEEDS 15-20 MPH.  
STORM ACTIVITY WILL RAMP UP ON FRIDAY WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR WETTING  
RAIN.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS RAIN  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................39 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...18 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BONGARD  
REQUESTED BY...DAKOTA DUNHAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620510.5/LKN  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV,ROSS.HOLLOWAY@USDA.GOV,DANIELLE.CHURCH@USDA.GOV  
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