925  
FNUS75 KLKN 281152  
FWSLKN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCONNELL NV-WID-020620...CENTRAL NEVADA DISPATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV  
452 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 WILL INITIATE AROUND AND  
DOWNSTREAM OF THE INCIDENT AREA BETWEEN 11AM AND 12PM TODAY. RAINFALL  
ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.05-0.10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.  
GENERAL STORM MOTION WILL BE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 10-20 MPH.  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER HUMBOLDT COUNTY IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS  
SYSTEM, HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND  
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................25 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................25 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BONGARD  
REQUESTED BY...MATT CROSSWAIT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620658.2/LKN  
.DELDT 08/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JSPEER@BLM.GOV,KOSBORNE@BLM.GOV,JHENRY@BLM.GOV,MCROSWAIT@BLM.GOV,NVCNC@FIRENET.GOV  
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