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FNUS75 KLKN 131216
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for McConnell...DOI
National Weather Service Elko NV
516 AM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on September 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...
Elevated fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon and
this evening due to wind gusts near 25 mph and minimum relative
humidity values as low as 21 percent. Good relative humidity
recovery is anticipated tonight an an unseasonably cold air mass
filters into Northern Nevada. High temperatures Monday afternoon
will be around five degrees below normal for this time of year.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....55-58.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 11-13 mph. Gusts near 25 mph this
                    afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......West winds 12-14 mph. Gusts near 30 mph
                    this afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 7400 ft AGL this
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 15-17 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....36-39.
Max humidity........60-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North 11-13 mph. Gusts near 25 mph
                    this evening.
 Slope/valley.......North winds 12-14 mph. Gusts near 30
                    mph this evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less.
Transport winds.....North 13-15 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....56-59.
Min humidity........26-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5-7 mph shifting to northwest
                    in the afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 6-8 mph shifting to
                    northwest in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...2 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 6300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 7-9 mph.

$$

Forecaster...South
Requested by...Jenni Dettori
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621435.4/LKN
.DELDT 09/13/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.mcconnell.situation@firenet.gov,jennifer_dettori@firenet.gov,michael_davin@firenet.gov