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Spot Forecast for McDermitt Burn...OTHER
National Weather Service Elko NV
1026 AM PST Mon Nov 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 PST on November 25.
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...Low pressure will bring a mix of rain and snow
showers through Tuesday to the fire site. Cooler air moving into
the area will help temperatures slide each afternoon, with the
mid-week period seeing highs only reaching the low to mid 30s.
Nighttime lows will be in the teens, though some locations could
see single digits if any clearing occurs overnight. Winds will be
breezy from time to time each afternoon but are not expected to
go above 35 mph. Quieter weather is expected from Thursday through
the weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) in the morning,
                    then becoming mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) in
                    the afternoon. Scattered rain and snow showers
                    in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....43 to 48 degrees.
Min humidity........40 to 60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph with
                    gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................40 percent.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Rainfall amount.....Trace to 0.07 inches.
Snowfall amount.....Trace to 0.2 inches.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain likely
                    through the evening. Snow likely in
                    the evening.
Min temperature.....29 to 34 degrees.
Max humidity........80 to 100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 4 to 7 mph shifting to the
                    south around 6 mph overnight.
CWR.................60 percent.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
Rainfall amount.....0.07 to 0.15 inches.
Snowfall amount.....Trace to one inch.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow likely
                    through the morning. Rain likely during
                    the day.
Max temperature.....35 to 40 degrees.
Min humidity........70 to 90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 7 to 10 mph with gusts to
                    15 mph.
CWR.................58 percent.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Rainfall amount.....0.10 to 0.20 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.2 to 1.0 inches.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the lower 30s. Light winds.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 11. Highs in the lower 30s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 13. Highs in the lower 30s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...86
Requested by...Liz Garrett
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/25/24
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.EMAIL egarrett@elkocountynv.net