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Issued by NWS Elko, NV

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FNUS75 KLKN 111754
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Spot Forecast for Jakes Fire...BLM
National Weather Service Elko NV
1054 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 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.

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT TUESDAY MORNING
UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
High temperatures both Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon
will be around five degrees above normal for this time of year.
Isolated, dry thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon into
Wednesday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong.
The primary thunderstorm hazards are wind gusts near 45 mph and
dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....84-87.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 4-6 mph shifting to southwest and
                    increasing to 7-9 mph in the afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5-7 mph shifting to southwest and
                    increasing to 8-10 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 10500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9-11 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....62-65.
Max humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 7-9 mph.
 Slope/valley.......West winds 8-10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less.
Transport winds.....West 9-11 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Isolated, dry
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....82-85.
Min humidity........11-16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 3-5 mph increasing to 10-12 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds in and
                    near dry thunderstorms.
 Slope/valley.......West winds 4-6 mph increasing to 11-13 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds in and
                    near dry thunderstorms.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 11200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13-15 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 AND 4...
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northwest winds 8-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North
winds 8-10 mph.

$$

Forecaster...South
Requested by...Sierra Sampson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519717.0/LKN
.DELDT 08/11/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL sierra.sampson@usda.gov