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Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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Spot Forecast for Chimney...USWFS
National Weather Service Elko NV
340 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 PDT on July 30.
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 FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...
.DISCUSSION...Light westerly winds this afternoon will shift
northwest overnight on Thursday before shifting back to westerly
on Friday though wind speeds should remain light through Friday.
The main impact in the forecast for the incident area will be
the increasing extreme heat settling into the area. High
temperatures well into the 90s will pose potential heat risk
for fire personnel working the incident.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 92.
Min humidity........8 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 10 to 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Mixing height.......12400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke
overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
Max humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the northeast
around 5 mph overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Mixing height.......11600 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL early in
the evening.
Transport winds.....North around 8 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke in the
morning.
Max temperature.....Around 94.
Min humidity........7 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 14 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Mixing height.......10000 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL late in
the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
$$
Forecaster...Bongard
Requested by...Emily Cochran
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618294.9/LKN
.DELDT 07/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cgilstrap@blm.gov,nveic@firenet.gov