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FXUS65 KLKN 120701 AAA
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY
* STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TODAY
* COOLER SUNDAY
* NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS BEING SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
STRONG, GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS UP TO 20-25 MPH, AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL FIRE ZONES DUE TO THE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS
EIGHT PERCENT.
SUNDAY, WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER WITH SPEEDS UP
TO 10-15 MPH, GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25-30 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA AND PARTS OF
CENTRAL NEVADA NORTH OF THE US-50 CORRIDOR, WHILE SOUTH OF THE
US-50 CORRIDOR STILL EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
HIGHS IN NORTHERN NEVADA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO 70S, ALONG
THE US-50 CORRIDOR IN THE 70S, WHILE SOUTH OF US-50 CORRIDOR IN
THE UPPER 80S. BY THE EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS, COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL EXTEND INTO THE REST OF CENTRAL NEVADA, WITH
TEMPERATURES STAYING NEAR NORMAL, WHILE NORTHERN NEVADA WILL SEE
COLDER AIR BEING SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH SOME AREAS
REACHING TO NEAR FREEZING.
MONDAY, WIND CONDITIONS BECOME LIGHT, WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY STAYING
BELOW 10 MPH. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA, WITH CENTRAL NEVADA STAYING AT NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO 80S, WHILE NORTHERN NEVADA
STAYS A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN THE LOW 70S.
REST OF THE WEEK, LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS, WITH A GRADUAL WARMING IN
TEMPERATURES STAYING NEAR NORMAL IN THE MID-WEEK, THEN WARMING BACK
TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS DUE
TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE
WITH COOLING TEMPERATURES TRENDS WITH SOME AREAS DROPPING TO NEAR
FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT. MODERATE CONFIDENCE TO WARMING TEMPERATURES
TRENDS NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOUR
PERIOD. STRONG, GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL TERMINALS WITH
SPEEDS UP TO 15-20 KTS, GUSTS 35-40 KTS.
FIRE WEATHER
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AS LOW AS EIGHT PERCENT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SUNDAY DUE TO
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS NINE PERCENT.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TODAY NVZ030-031-035.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TODAY
FWZ424-425-426-427-437-438-469-470
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