911  
FNUS85 KVEF 081134  
FWLVEF  
 
ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
334 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
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..DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF
 
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING BRINGING WIDESPREAD  
GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY TO MAINLY SOUTHERN NEVADA AND  
NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO IS POSSIBLE AS  
WELL. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH  
MODERATING TEMPERATURES, THOUGH BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE  
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX
 
 
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE STRONGEST FOR  
THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO THE DESERTS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL  
QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL  
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN  
COASTAL SLOPES, INLAND EMPIRE, SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS, AND INLAND  
ORANGE COUNTY. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT  
INTO SATURDAY. THE WARMEST AND WINDIEST WEATHER APPEARS THIS  
WEEKEND, LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO THE TEENS FOR FRIDAY  
AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. THIS SANTA ANA PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO  
NEXT WEEK, BUT WITH LESS CERTAINTY ON WIND STRENGTH. ELEVATED FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY, BUT FUEL MOISTURE SHOULD BE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS  
WITH RECENT WETTING RAINS. ALTHOUGH MANY DRY, WARM AND WINDY DAYS  
WILL CERTAINLY LOWER THE FUEL MOISTURE ESPECIALLY THE DEAD FUELS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR
 
 
MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND  
EASTERN DISTRICTS WITH HEIGHTENED WETTING RAINFALL CHANCES AS A  
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THIS COLD FRONT WILL HAVE  
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
POSSIBLE. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY. MINRHS TODAY  
WILL BE IN THE 50-80% RANGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN  
DISTRICTS, WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. IN THE WESTERN  
DISTRICTS, MINRHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE 20-40% RANGE, WITH FAIR  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. TOMORROW, MINRH WILL FALL INTO A 15-40% RANGE,  
WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. STRONG NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS  
OF 30 MPH WILL LIKELY SURGE INTO THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY  
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING YIELDING AN ELEVATED FIRE  
DANGER. ADDITIONALLY, WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE ALSO  
ANTICIPATED ACROSS SE CA, MAINLY ACROSS RIDGETOPS. ELSEWHERE,  
GUSTS SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT WEAKER (15-25 MPH) WITH LESSER IMPACTS.  
 
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ECC027-090545-  
SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH  
334 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING BRINGING WIDESPREAD  
GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY TO MAINLY SOUTHERN NEVADA AND  
NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO IS POSSIBLE AS  
WELL. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH  
MODERATING TEMPERATURES, THOUGH BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE  
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.  
 

 
 
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