803
FNUS75 KLKN 031027
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Peak...EIDC
National Weather Service Elko NV
Issued by National Weather Service Boise ID
327 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 PDT on September 03.
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...Isolated thunderstorm activity over the incident site
will initiate around 1200 Wednesday and areal coverage will
increase as the afternoon progresses. The atmosphere will become
increasingly unstable through early afternoon and with enough
moisture in place a mix of wet and dry thunder is possible. While
CWR is listed at 4% there are values of as high as 11% near the
site Wednesday afternoon. Model guidance keeps shower and storm
activity over the area through late Wednesday evening. Better
chances for wetting rain exist Thursday with increases areal
coverage of shower and storm activity by 1300 that afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Min humidity........17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................4 percent.
Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 8 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 11400 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Bongard
Requested by...IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521177.0/LKN
.DELDT 09/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL spuryear@forestry.nv.gov,aparkin@forestry.nv.gov,mlesbo@forestry.nv.gov