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FXUS65 KVEF 112038
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1238 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO PERSIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, MAINLY AFFECTING RECREATION NEAR LAKE
MOHAVE AND LAUGHLIN.
* TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE
WESTERN U.S. THIS WILL BRING ABOUT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MILD TO
WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WEST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK
ALLOWING FOR DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH GRADUALLY
WARMING TEMPERATURES. THE ONLY DISCERNIBLE WEATHER IMPACT WILL BE
PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTH WINDS FOCUSED ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.
THESE WINDS WILL BE MOST CONCENTRATED NEAR LAKE MOHAVE AND THE
LAUGHLIN AREAS, WHERE DAILY GUSTS IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE WEEK AHEAD. WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN
COTTONWOOD COVE AND DAVIS DAM WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 1-3 FOOT RANGE
LEADING TO SOME ISOLATED BOATING CONCERNS.
OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH
MIDWEEK BEFORE LEVELING OFF. INVERSIONS MAY KEEP SURFACE
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER IN SHELTERED VALLEYS BUT REGARDLESS,
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR A VERY SUBTLE
COOLING BUT DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS FAVORING DIURNAL PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH SCT-BKN HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. CLEARING SKIES
WILL RETURN MONDAY WITH NORTHEASTERLY BREEZES OF 8-12 KNOTS
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOT RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST NEAR
KIFP AND KEED THIS EVENING AND WILL RESUME MONDAY AFTER A BRIEF
LULL OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND
WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY TRENDS. A BATCH OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE
THROUGH OVERNIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES RESUMING MONDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...OUTLER
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