185
FNUS75 KLKN 280004
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORLEEN...NVEIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
504 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1730 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 SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE FIRE AND MAY IMPACT THE AREA IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
STANDARD IMPACTS OF ERRATIC STRONG WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE PRESENT. STORMS DIE OFF AFTER
SUNSET BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AND BE MORE WIDESPREAD TOMORROW.
OTHERWISE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY OVERNIGHT AND STRENGTHEN
AFTER SUNRISE.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...16 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
FORECASTER...VINSON
REQUESTED BY...DAKOTA DUNHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620509.5/LKN
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TEREN.MITTON@ELKOCOUNTYNV.GOV,NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV
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