824 FNUS75 KLKN 281314 FWSLKN Spot Forecast for Monument RX...DOI - Wildland Fire Service National Weather Service Elko NV 514 AM PST Sat Feb 28 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PST on February 28. 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...Continued warm temperatures today with highs running 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. Upper level storm system will bring increasing clouds and a low 10% chance for showers Saturday and Sunday, however most of the organized precipitation will remain north of the fire site. Daytime highs for the weekend will be ranging in the low 60s, with overnight lows dropping into mid 30s. Relative humidity values will range from 35% during the afternoon rising to 90% for the overnights. Winds will be out of the S to SW Saturday and Sunday, speeds will range 5 to 10 MPH with occasional gusts up to 20 MPH possible. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 62. Min humidity........36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches. Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Min temperature.....Around 35. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 7 mph. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Max temperature.....Around 62. Min humidity........31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest around 14 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches. Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 14 mph. $$ Forecaster...Dougan Requested by...Jaycee Harber Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2602186.18/LKN .DELDT 02/28/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jgmillar@blm.gov,strodahl@blm.gov,smgilbert@blm.gov,jkeogh@blm.gov,nvecc@firenet.gov