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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1238 AM PST SUN JAN 18 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD, WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL NUDGE A BIT FURTHER EAST TODAY ALLOWING FOR
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO RELAX, LEADING TO LIGHT WINDS OVER
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. WE WILL STILL SEE SOME NORTHERLY BREEZES
DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, BUT OVERALL WINDS WILL BE MUCH LESS
THAN WHAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THESE LIGHTER
WINDS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE DROPS SOUTH AND WEST
ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS MONDAY BRINGING A RETURN TO GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS, ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN GUST IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE ALONG WITH
INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE MOHAVE. WE WILL ALSO SEE A SLIGHT
DROP IN TEMPERATURES, BUT AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE AREA
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE. LATE-WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND, ENSEMBLE MEANS CONTINUE
TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR A PATTERN SHIFT. DETAILS ARE
UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME, BUT EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE
DEAMPLIFIES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 KNOTS FOLLOWING TYPICAL, DAILY DIRECTIONAL
TRENDS. FEW-BKN HIGH CLOUDS AOA 15 KFT WILL FILTER THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEVADA FROM WEST-TO-EAST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL REMAIN
UNDER 10 KNOTS AND WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL, DAILY DIRECTIONAL TRENDS.
WINDS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY AROUND IFP, WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT AS THEY CONTINUE TO FAVOR A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP ON SUNDAY MORNING WITH 20
TO 25 KNOT WIND GUSTS CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
DROPPING OFF LATER IN THE DAY. FEW-BKN HIGH CLOUDS AOA 15 KFT WILL
FILTER THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA FROM WEST-TO-EAST THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...GORELOW
AVIATION...STESSMAN
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