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FXUS65 KVEF 300548
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1048 PM PDT MON JUN 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY-TO-GUSTY AFTERNOONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY CLIMB BACK TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH SUNDAY.
A LINGERING TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN US WILL KEEP WINDS ELEVATED AND
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. HIGHS TODAY WILL BE
8-12 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATOLOGY, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY CLIMB DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD, REACHING SEASONABLE
VALUES BY THE WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST BREEZES CONTINUE EACH AFTERNOON,
STRONGEST ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WHEN WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 20-35
MPH ARE LIKELY (80%). CHANCES OF WIND IMPACTS APPEAR TO BE QUITE
LIMITED, WITH THE MAIN CONCERNS BEING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER AND
INCREASED WAVES ON THE LOCAL LAKES. PRECIPITATION CHANCES (20-60%)
ARE CONFINED TO NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY TODAY. DRY LOW LEVELS
WILL KEEP ANY PRECIPITATION LIGHT, BUT MAY INDUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING. BEYOND THAT, PRECIPITATION
CHANCES REMAIN BELOW 10% ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST, REMAINING UNDER 10KT BEFORE
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER DAYBREAK. WINDS THEN FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS, SETTLING OUT OF THE EAST BY
LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
EARLY EVENING. WHILE SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
AROUND 10KT OR LESS THROUGH THE EVENING, SPORADIC HIGHER GUSTS TO
AROUND 15KT WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE EVENING ONWARD. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH NO
OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER, THOUGH SLANTWISE VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE ALONG THE MORMON MESA CORRIDOR
WILL PERSIST.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LINGERING SHOWERS OVER
THE SIERRA WILL CONTINUE DIMINISHING TONIGHT, WITH IMPACTS FROM
THESE NOT EXPECTED AT KBIH IN THE NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY.
OVERNIGHT, WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 5-10KT, FOLLOWING
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. THIS
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD,
WITH WINDS CLOSER TO 10KT EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS TUESDAY LATE
MORNING ONWARD. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE KDAG IN THE WESTERN
MOJAVE, WHERE ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15KT WILL CONTINUE,
GUSTING TO AROUND 25-30KT AT TIMES SAVE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY,
TERRAIN- ENHANCED SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM KIFP TO KEED, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20KT
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH
NO OPERATIONAL CLOUD COVER EXPECTED, THOUGH SLANTWISE VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...AUSTIN
AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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