798
FNUS75 KLKN 090038
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Ward...USFS
National Weather Service Elko NV
538 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 09.
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 UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Today, conditions will be calm this morning with
winds up to 10-15 mph. By the afternoon, more active weather of
isolated mix wet/dry thunderstorms as more moisture and
instability continues to push into the area. Storm motion is
expected to be a little faster, but will slow down by the
afternoon which will have storms start out as dry than transition
to more wet.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Isolated
                    thunderstorms through the day. Scattered rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the west 9
                    to 12 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
CWR.................20 percent.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Min temperature.....53-59.
Max humidity........52-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 7 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 88.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 6 to 7 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 10 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Vinson
Requested by...Lee Helgeson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619249.0/LKN
.DELDT 08/08/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dhelgeson@blm.gov