444
FNUS75 KLKN 281134
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR KEARNY...DOI-WFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
434 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
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 ACTIVITY WILL INITIATE AROUND
AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE INCIDENT TODAY AROUND NOON. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
STORM MOTION AT 15-25 MPH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY WILL RANGE 0.15-0.25
INCHES.INCREASED RAIN RATES THIS AFTERNOON COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS OVER THE FRESH BURN SCAR. OTHER IMPACTS INCLUDE
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS THAT COULD ENHANCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING. CURRENT GUIDANCE KEEPS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
INCIDENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AND ADDITIONAL 0.05-0.10 INCHES OF RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................61 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................68 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...KYAH WIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620460.3/LKN
.DELDT 08/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NVECC@FIRENET.GOV,STRODAHL@BLM.GOV
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