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FNUS85 KVEF 202022  
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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
122 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
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..DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF  
 
LOWER FIRE WEATHER RISK THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO INCREASING MOISTURE  
AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. MIN RH FALLS INTO THE 25-35%  
RANGE IN DESERT VALLEYS BUT REMAINS HIGHER 45-60% IN HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN EVEN GREATER MIN RH  
VALUES THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERY RH NEARING  
100%, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THERE IS A THREAT FOR DAILY  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE LOWER GREAT BASIN, THE SIERRA,  
AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVY RAIN, FLASH  
FLOODING, GUSTY WINDS, AND LIGHTNING ARE THREATS WITH ANY STORM.  
WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, WITH  
THE EXCEPTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT VALLEYS WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS  
WILL BE THE LOWEST. WIND GUSTS OF 20-35 MPH POSSIBLE EACH DAY THIS  
WEEK, PEAKING THURSDAY.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX  
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST  
WILL SPREAD COOLING AND HIGHER COASTAL HUMIDITY INLAND THROUGH  
THURSDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS IT MOVES  
INLAND THROUGH CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA. THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN  
EXCEEDS 90 PERCENT FOR THE COAST TO THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE  
STRONGER SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS ON  
THURSDAY WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THEN WARMER AND DRIER  
FOR NEXT WEEKEND. OFFSHORE FLOW ON SATURDAY COULD PRODUCE NORTHEAST  
TO EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH IN AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES AND  
CANYONS AS WELL AS THE INLAND EMPIRE CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE CAJON  
PASS AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS ON  
SUNDAY.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR  
 
WIND SPEEDS TODAY WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT WITH LIMITED AFTERNOON  
GUSTINESS BEFORE INCREASING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AHEAD OF  
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL  
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RAIN CHANCES INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY WEDNESDAY  
AND THURSDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS, IN EXCESS OF 1.00",  
LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICTS.  
MINRHS TODAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 30-50% BEFORE INCREASING ABOVE  
50-60% ACROSS THE EASTERN DISTRICTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ALONG  
WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE  
IN A NEAR NORMAL RANGE TOMORROW BEFORE FALLING INTO A BELOW NORMAL  
CATEGORY BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
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ECC027-211430-  
SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH  
122 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
LOWER FIRE WEATHER RISK THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO INCREASING MOISTURE  
AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS. MIN RH FALLS INTO  
THE 25-35% RANGE IN DESERT VALLEYS BUT REMAINS HIGHER 45-60% IN  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN EVEN GREATER  
MIN RH VALUES THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERY RH  
75-95%, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THERE IS A THREAT FOR  
DAILY SHOWERS AND STORMS PRIMARILY IN NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO  
COUNTY TUES AND WEDNESDAY, THEN OVERSPREADING THE ENTIRE COUNTY  
THURSDAY. WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER TERRAIN IN  
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY. WIND GUSTS 25-35 MPH POSSIBLE  
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
 
 
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