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FNUS75 KLKN 272310
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FIRE...EIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
410 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
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING EAST OF THE
FIRE, WITH SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTHWEST THAT MAY
REACH THE SITE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IMPACTS WOULD BE ERRATIC
STRONG WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, BECOMING MUCH MORE
WIDESPREAD WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER TOMORROW. WINDS WILL SHIFT
SOUTHERLY TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING WESTERLY TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89 TO 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 TO 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...19 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...TITSWORTH
REQUESTED BY...CLINT WADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620677.1/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NHURSLEY@BLM.GOV,CLINT.WADE@USDA.GOV
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