FNUS75 KLKN 091757 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MARYS...EIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1057 AM PDT THU AUG 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 PDT ON AUGUST 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE HAS SET UP OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION... STEERING MOISTURE INTO EASTERN NEVADA. THE INCIDENT WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MONSOON PATTERN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OVER NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY FORECAST FOR TOMORROW...MICRO-BURSTS POSSIBLE. GOOD RH RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-90. MIN HUMIDITY........10-20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......16000-17000 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH. LAL.................2 HAINES INDEX........5 IN THE MORNING BECOMING 6 BY 3 PM PDT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-56. MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................2 HAINES INDEX........6 UNTIL LATE EVENING BECOMING 5 AFTER 10 PM PDT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-78. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......16000-17000 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. LAL.................4 HAINES INDEX........4 IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING 5 BY NOON PDT. $$ FORECASTER...PAM SZATANEK REQUESTED BY...IC - FRUGOLI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120809.WESTM.01/LKN