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FNUS75 KLKN 160144
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Hot Canyon Fire...NV Team 5 IMT
National Weather Service Elko NV
644 PM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on July 15.
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 UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Red Flag Warning in effect through this evening for
dry thunderstorms. Thunderstorms and showers will continue to
weaken, and will dissipate after sunset. Primary threats
continues to be dangerous cloud to ground lightning and erratic,
gusty winds. Wind gusts and outflows make reach in excess of 45
mph. For Wednesday, isolated to scattered mix of wet and dry
thunderstorm activity is forecasted in the afternoon and evening
for eastern Elko County although not as strong as Tuesday.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 93.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................4 percent.
Mixing height.......10600 ft AGL increasing to 14400 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 18 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of
                    smoke through the night.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......13200 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....North around 12 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 94.
Min humidity........13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming south 7 to 8 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL increasing to 12700 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds around 6 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. West
winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Dougan
Requested by...Shawn McEvers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518093.0/LKN
.DELDT 07/15/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL shawn_mcevers@firenet.gov