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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
059 FNUS75 KLKN 251707 FWSLKN Spot Forecast for Whisky Canyon...NV-CNIDC National Weather Service Elko NV 326 PM PDT Wed Jul 24 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 24. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. Please contact National Weather Service Elko if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Hot afternoon temps in the upper 90`s may be tempered a bit if a shower or thunderstorm passes overhead. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and tonight. Chances will diminish gradually after sundown Wednesday night. A chance exists for showers and thunderstorms again Thursday night with gusty and erratic winds near any storms in the area. Temperatures on Thursday will again climb into the mid 90`s. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Areas of smoke in the morning. Haze in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 98. Min humidity........18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 7 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. LAL.................4. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 13500 ft AGL late in the morning. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Haze in the evening. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Min temperature.....Around 66. Max humidity........75 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the south 6 to 8 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. LAL.................4. CWR.................20 percent. Mixing height.......12200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 96. Min humidity........21 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 6 to 16 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. LAL.................4. CWR.................3 percent. Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 12900 ft AGL late in the morning. Transport winds.....West around 17 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Bongard Requested by...Royce Wilber Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418718.4/LKN .DELDT 07/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL nvcnc@firenet.gov