083
FNUS75 KLKN 160455
FWSLKN

Spot Forecast for Cottonwood...NV-EIC
National Weather Service Elko NV
955 PM PDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 PDT on August 15.
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...Shower activity is waning this evening however
lingering outflow boundaries from earlier storms will keep winds
variable with gusts up to 30mph, through at least midnight.
Outside of boundaries, northwesterly flow will generally be below
10 mph during the overnight hours, but winds pick up again out of
the southwest Saturday afternoon at 5 mph to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph possible. Dry thunderstorm activity remains in the
forecast for Saturday afternoon though less coverage is forecasted
with less available moisture. Impacts will be similar to Friday,
with erratic outflow winds up to 50 mph and ground lightning
strikes.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Isolated dry
                    thunderstorms late in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds around 7 mph shifting to the south
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms late in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 7 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 7 to 14 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 13600 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....South around 13 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 6 to 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......13000 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 11600 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Dougan
Requested by...Peter Fromherz (IC-T)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520020.0/LKN
.DELDT 08/15/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nveic@firenet.gov,pfromherz@blm.gov