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FXUS65 KVEF 012146
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
246 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* SEASONABLY WARM AND QUIET WEATHER ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WORK
WEEK.
* A TROUGH APPROACHES THIS WEEKEND, PRODUCING SOME MODEST
INCREASE IN WINDS AND COOLING TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH MONDAY.
A COUPLE OF WEAK WAVES WILL PUSH TO OUR NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL PROVIDE NOTHING MORE THAN SOME MID AND
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE A HANDFUL OF
DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THEN HOLD FAIRLY
STEADY THROUGH FRIDAY, AVERAGING 4 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE THEIR SEASONAL
NORMALS. AS FAR WIND GOES, GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR THE NEXT FEW EVENINGS.
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OVER THE WEEKEND BUT ALL OF
THE ENSEMBLES ARE TRENDING TOWARD A WEAKER SYSTEM OVER THE PAST 24
HOURS. AT THIS POINT WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AND SOME
COOLING WILL OCCUR, PARTICULARLY ON SUNDAY BRINGING TEMPERATURES
MUCH CLOSER TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BEST
CHANCES FOR WIND IMPACTS CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE ODDS ARE NOW DOWN
TO 20-50%.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL FAVOR A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WITH
SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 10 KNOTS, THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
EVENING. INTERMITTENT GUSTS AROUND 15 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THROUGH AROUND 06Z. VARIABLE WINDS
RETURN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, THEN BEGIN TO FAVOR AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION BY THE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL WITH FEW TO SCT
HIGH CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 25KFT. TEMPERATURES MAY EXCEED 100 DEGREES
BETWEEN 21Z AND 02Z TOMORROW.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GUSTY SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PERSIST INTO THE EVENING IN THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. AT THE SAME TIME,
INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WILL
DEVELOP AT KDAG. WINDS FALL TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AT MOST LOCATIONS
BY TOMORROW MORNING, BUT GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN TO THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FEW TO SCT HIGH CLOUDS
PASS THROUGH THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...CZYZYK
AVIATION...MELTZER
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