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FNUS75 KLKN 082337 CCA
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
432 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WEATHER REMAINS FAIR THRU TONIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE THRU FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS REACHING 25-30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH RESIDING AROUND
15%, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT. A STRONG
COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE INTO NEVADA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FROM
THE NORTHWEST AND BOTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RH WILL INCREASE
WITH GUSTS 35-40 MPH AND MINIMUM RH 25-30%, LEADING TO AT LEAST
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, POTENTIALLY CRITICAL. CHANCES OF
RAIN ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY AND LIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE IN
THE AREA BY LATE MORNING, BECOMING MORE PREVALENT BY THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN HE MORNING.
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS 35 TO
40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
FORECASTER...OSWALD
REQUESTED BY...EMILY COCHRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623245.4/LKN
.DELDT 10/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOHN.PITTS@ELKOCOUNTYNV.GOV,JFRY@FORESTRY.NV.GOV,MORGAN.GURR@ELKOCOUNTYNV.GOV,NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV
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