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FNUS75 KLKN 182338
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Peak...BLM
National Weather Service Elko NV
438 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1730 PDT on August 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact National Weather Service Elko if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION....Breezy southwest winds of 10-20 MPH with gusts up to
30 MPH will continue through about 9PM this evening, Wind will
ease and shift to the WNW to NW at 5-10 MPH which will last
through the overnight and into Tuesday morning. Tuesday winds
will again pick up out of the southwest during the afternoon, at
speeds of 10-20 MPH with gusts up to 30 MPH. Temperatures will
range in the mid 80s to mid 90s with mostly clear to partly cloudy
skies. Tuesday night winds will again shift to the NW after 10PM
with speed dropping to 5-10 MPH with mostly clear skies.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Areas of smoke.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds around 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Areas of smoke.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 6 to 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Areas of smoke.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........9 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 7 to 17 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 11800 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....South around 23 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest
winds around 7 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
North winds around 8 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
East winds around 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.

$$
Forecaster...Dougan
Requested by...Matthew Malesic
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520105.2/LKN
.DELDT 08/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL matthew.malesic@usda.gov