494
FNUS75 KLKN 112100
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for McConnell...DOI
National Weather Service Elko NV
200 PM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on September 11.
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 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION......The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a
Red Flag Warning due to strong gusty winds up to 45 mph. Relative
humidity in the area will be above 20% however surrounding valleys
will be below 15%. Cooler temperatures move in Saturday night with
overnight lows dropping to near freezing by Sunday night.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....48-55.
Max humidity........37-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 14 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy smoke in the
                    morning. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....64-74.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Breezy. Southwest winds 5 to 22 mph increasing
                    to 21 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
                    41 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 22 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Patchy blowing
                    dust through the night. Areas of smoke
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....41-48.
Max humidity........50-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Windy. Southwest winds 17 to 31 mph with gusts
                    to around 47 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 26 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....49-60.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 9 to 16 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Vinson
Requested by...Jenni Dettori
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621435.1/LKN
.DELDT 09/11/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.mcconnell.situation@firenet.gov,jennifer_dettori@firenet.gov