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FNUS75 KLKN 170101
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Hot Canyon Fire...NV Team 5 IMT
National Weather Service Elko NV
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 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...Rest of this evening there is a 20% chance for a few
isolated dry thunderstorms for eastern Elko County. the main
hazards will be gusty outflow winds and a few lightning strikes.
Storms will dissipate after sunset, with the rest of the
overnight being partly cloudy with light winds. Thursday and
Friday will see a similar pattern to Wednesday, with a 20-30%
chance for isolated dry thunderstorms over eastern Elko county
between 12PM and roughly 7PM. Hazard will be similar as well with
erratic outflow winds and a few lightning strikes. Outside of
storms, light to breezy winds are expected for Thursday and
Friday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 7 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......13400 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 9 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 95.
Min humidity........12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    south 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL increasing to 14300 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 61.
Max humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Isolated showers
                    and dry thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 93.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming south 6 to 7 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West
winds around 7 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West
winds around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Dougan
Requested by...Shawn McEvers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518146.0/LKN
.DELDT 07/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL shawn_mcevers@firenet.gov,nveic@firenet.gov