FNUS75 KLKN 191127 FWSLKN Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Peak...BLM National Weather Service Elko NV 427 AM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 PDT on August 19. 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 RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon and this evening due to south to southwest wind gusts near 30 mph and minimum relative humidity values as low as 9 percent. Dry weather will persist through at least Thursday. A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening Friday through Monday. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Areas of smoke. Min temperature.....57-60. Max humidity........33-38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Slope/valley.......Light winds. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL or less. Transport winds.....South 8-10 mph. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Areas of smoke. Max temperature.....86-89. Min humidity........9-14 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South 11-13 mph. Gusts near 30 mph this afternoon. Slope/valley.......South winds 12-14 mph. Gusts near 30 mph this afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......Increasing to around 12100 ft AGL this afternoon. Transport winds.....South 22-24 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Areas of smoke through the night. Min temperature.....58-61. Max humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 11-13 mph decreasing to 8-10 mph overnight. Gusts near 30 mph this evening. Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 12-14 mph decreasing to 9-11 mph overnight. Gusts near 30 mph this evening. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less. Transport winds.....West 8-10 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Areas of smoke in the morning. Max temperature.....86-89. Min humidity........10-15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-7 mph shifting to west and increasing to 8-10 mph in the afternoon. Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 6-8 mph shifting to west and increasing to 9-11 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Mixing height.......Increasing to around 11200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 12-14 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 7-9 mph. .FRIDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. East winds 8-10 mph. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 7-9 mph. .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. $$ Forecaster...South Requested by...Matthew Malesic Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2520105.3/LKN .DELDT 08/19/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL matthew.malesic@usda.gov