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FNUS75 KLKN 121102
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Spot Forecast for Horse Wildfire...CNIDC
National Weather Service Elko NV
402 AM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 12.
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...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...It will be another hot day with low minimum RH values
in the single digits today at the fire site. Winds will be
occasionally breezy and skies will become mostly cloudy in the
afternoon. By tomorrow, moisture will continue to increase in the
mid-levels with isolated dry thunderstorms developing in the
afternoon hours. Little to no rain is expected and erratic wind
gusts to 50 mph are possible with any storm. By Sunday, isolated dry
thunderstorms will develop in the early afternoon hours, with a mix
of wet and dry storms by the latter portions of the afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) in the morning,
                    becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent)
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....88-93 degrees.
Min humidity........5 to 9 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 7 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 9 to 13 mph with occasional gusts to
                    20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....East around 13 mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) early, then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....60-65 degrees.
Max humidity........23 to 29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......13300 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) in the morning
                    becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) in the
                    afternoon. Isolated dry thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
CWR.................7 percent.
LAL.................6.
Max temperature.....86-91 degrees.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 14 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......9600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 12 mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Isolated dry thunderstorms in the early afternoon,
becoming a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms later in the afternoon
and evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds around 9 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 7 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...86
Requested by...Mike
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417709.8/LKN
.DELDT 07/12/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nws.elko@noaa.gov