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FXUS65 KLKN 101041
AFDLKN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
341 AM PDT Wed Oct 10 2018

.SYNOPSIS...A trough of low pressure will keep cloudy and cool
conditions across the state through Thursday. Light showers and
some mountain snow are expected mainly across northern Elko county
today before shifting to central Nevada Thursday. A warming trend
along with an extended period of dry weather is expected Friday 
through early next week.

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.SHORT TERM...Today through Thursday.

Trough axis draped over the state along with residual wrap around
moisture will yield a few showers across northern Elko county
today mainly in the higher elevations. However, precipitation 
amounts will remain low including over the South Sugarloaf burn 
scar. Snow levels will rise to 7500 ft by this afternoon with less
than an inch of snow expected above this level. Focus for valley
showers and mountain snow shifts southward tonight and Thursday
with some leftover frontogenetic forcing still in place. 2-3 
inches of snow is expected for higher elevations of GBNP before 
precipitation begins to diminish late Thursday across White Pine 
county.

.LONG TERM...Thursday night through next Tuesday.  Models are 
coming in a little drier Thursday evening with only a slight 
chance of showers over southern White Pine County, otherwise dry 
across the CWA. Higher pressure pushes in from the west Friday 
on through the weekend with high temperatures gradually rising to 
near or slightly above normal levels. With drier air pushing in, 
there will be fewer clouds and colder overnight lows which will be
near to slightly below normal. 

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.AVIATION...Low pressure over the Salt Lake City area early this 
Wednesday morning will continue to move east away from Nevada. 
Given recent rainfall yesterday, cannot rule out some fog or low 
stratus developing toward daybreak through mid morning in the 
vicinity of KEKO and KELY. Otherwise, VFR conditions and lighter 
winds should prevail for the daylight hours of today through this
evening.

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.FIRE WEATHER...Fire weather concerns remain low, due to 
widespread wetting rains for early October. Additionally, RH 
recoveries will be good to excellent across the region. Light
showers are again expected today across far northern Elko county
moving into fire weather zones 457 and 455 Thursday. Drier weather
is expected Friday and into early next week.

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.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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