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FNUS75 KLKN 182024
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Hot Canyon Fire...NV Team 5 IMT
National Weather Service Elko NV
124 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 PDT on July 18.
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...Moisture will help to fuel thunderstorms in the early
evening hours, with the potential for brief heavy rain as well as
gusty and erratic winds. Some drying will occur Saturday with an
isolated afternoon dry thunderstorm possible (around ten percent
probability) with gusty winds with any storm. It will continue to
dry out for the remainder of the weekend with breezy winds on Sunday,
leading to elevated fire conditions with temperatures in the low 90s
and low minimum relative humidity values. By Monday, critical fire
conditions are possible (about 40 to 50 percent) as wind speeds are
forecast to gust to 35 mph with low relative humidity.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    mostly clear (10-20 percent). Scattered
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Min temperature.....53 to 58 degrees.
Max humidity........60 to 70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 6 to 12 mph in the evening
                    with gusts to 18 mph becoming light. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the evening.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 8 mph.
CWR.................20 percent.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent), becoming partly sunny
                    in the afternoon. Isolated dry thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....90 to 95 degrees.
Min humidity........11 to 16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west to northwest 6 to 11
                    mph with gusts to 21 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 15000 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 16 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....52 to 57 degrees.
Max humidity........30 to 40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 13 mph becoming light.
Mixing height.......14400 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....90 to 95 degrees.
Min humidity........10 to 15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest to west winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 7 to 14 mph with gusts to 24 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......10500 ft AGL increasing to 15900 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....54 to 59 degrees.
Max humidity........35 to 45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph becoming light.
Mixing height.......15400 ft AGL decreasing to 1500 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5 to 10 percent).
Max temperature.....90 to 95 degrees.
Min humidity........8 to 13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.FORECAST DAYS 4 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. West
winds around 8 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. West
winds around 7 mph.

$$

Forecaster...86
Requested by...Shawn McEvers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518146.2/LKN
.DELDT 07/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nveic@firenet.gov,shawn_mcevers@firenet.gov