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FNUS75 KLKN 161107
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Spot Forecast for Cornucopia Fire...Elko Dispatch
National Weather Service Elko NV
407 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 PDT on July 16.
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...
Dry thunderstorms should remain south of the burn area this
afternoon. There is a slight chance of wet and dry thunderstorms
near the burn area Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. A few
of those thunderstorms could be strong. The primary thunderstorm
hazards will be erratic wind gusts near 50 mph and dangerous cloud
to ground lightning strikes.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....86-89.
Min humidity........12-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 7-9 mph.
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 8-10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 11800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 13-15 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....59-62.
Max humidity........33-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North 8-10 mph shifting to southeast and
                    decreasing to 4-6 mph overnight.
 Slope/valley.......North winds 9-11 mph shifting to southeast
                    and decreasing to 5-7 mph overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less.
Transport winds.....East 10-12 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) with a slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....88-91.
Min humidity........11-16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 3-5 mph shifting to west and increasing
                    8-10 mph in the afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......South winds 4-6 mph shifting to west and
                    increasing to 9-11 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 12000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10-12 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) with a slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Min temperature.....61-64.
Max humidity........33-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 8-10 mph shifting to southeast and
                    decreasing to 4-6 mph overnight.
 Slope/valley.......West winds 9-11 mph shifting to southeast and
                    decreasing to 5-7 mph overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less.
Transport winds.....East 10-12 mph.

$$

Forecaster...South
Requested by...Bill Floyd
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518100.0/LKN
.DELDT 07/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rheadley@blm.gov,nveic@firenet.gov