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FNUS75 KLKN 132128
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Spot Forecast for Hot Canyon Fire...BLM
National Weather Service Elko NV
228 PM PDT Sun Jul 13 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 PDT on July 13.
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...Hot and dry weather will continue tomorrow, though
mid-level moisture will increase, bringing a threat of an isolated
dry thunderstorm to the site in the afternoon. Winds will be breezy
though any thunderstorm will produce down draft winds to 45 mph.
Skies will become mostly clear Monday night with storms developing
again Tuesday, though thunderstorms are expected to start out dry
and transition to a mix of wet and dry storms by late in the afternoon.
The hot weather will continue on Tuesday. A few degrees of cooling
Wednesday with isolated storms again possible.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....54 to 59 degrees.
Max humidity........30 to 40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......13700 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL early
                    in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Isolated dry
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....94 to 99 degrees.
Min humidity........9 to 14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 6 to 15 mph with gusts to 23 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 14300 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 16 mph.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....56 to 61 degrees.
Max humidity........35 to 45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph, decreasing to 5 to
                    10 mph after sunset. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 8 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Isolated dry
                    thunderstorms in the early afternoon, becoming
                    an isolated mix of wet and dry storms in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....94 to 99 degrees.
Min humidity........10 to 15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
Mixing height.......9600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 13 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Northwest winds around 9 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Northwest winds around 6 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...86
Requested by...Shawn McEvers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517725.4/LKN
.DELDT 07/13/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL shawn_mcevers@firenet.gov,nveic@firenet.gov