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FNUS75 KLKN 111216
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for McConnell...DOI
National Weather Service Elko NV
516 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on September 11.
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 WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT SATURDAY MORNING
UNTIL TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY EVENING...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Humboldt County from 11 AM
PDT Saturday morning until 11 PM PDT Saturday evening due to
southwest wind gusts near 45 mph and minimum relative humidity
values as low as 18 percent. High temperatures both this
afternoon and Saturday afternoon will be around five degrees above
normal for this time of year.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....67-70.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 8-10 mph shifting to west
                    and increasing to 15-17 mph this
                    afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 9-11 shifting to west
                    and increasing to 16-18 mph this
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 8000 ft AGL this
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 17-19 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....50-53.
Max humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 8-10 mph.
 Slope/valley.......West winds 9-11 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less.
Transport winds.....West 10-12 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....67-70.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Windy. Southwest 9-11 with gusts to around
                    25 mph increasing to 25-27 mph with gusts to
                    around 40 mph in the afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......Windy. Southwest winds 10-12 mph with gusts
                    to around 30 mph increasing to 26-28 mph
                    with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to around 9100 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 27-29 mph.

$$

Forecaster...South
Requested by...Jenni Dettori
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621435.1/LKN
.DELDT 09/11/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jennifer_dettori@firenet.gov,2026.mcconnell.situation@firenet.gov