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FXUS65 KVEF 221704
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
905 AM PST SUN FEB 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WARM HEADING INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
* MIDWEEK, INCOMING MOISTURE WILL BRING LOW CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
TO THE SIERRA AND INCREASED CLOUD COVER TO THE WHOLE REGION.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE WEEK
OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, RESULTING IN BROAD RIDGING OVER
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH MIDWEEK AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO 8 TO
12 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL. INCREASED CLOUD COVER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
MAY INHIBIT PEAK HEATING THOSE AFTERNOONS, BUT MAY ALLOW FOR
ELEVATED MORNING LOWS, AS THE CLOUD COVER KEEPS SOLAR RADIATION FROM
ESCAPING OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND, WITH "MINOR" HEATRISK
SPREADING THROUGH DESERT VALLEYS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MINOR
HEATRISK IN LATE-FEBRUARY / EARLY-MARCH FOCUSES ON THOSE SPENDING
TIME OUTDOORS WITHOUT ACCLIMATION TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER-70S
TO UPPER-80S. MINOR HEATRISK PARTICULARLY IMPACTS THOSE SENSITIVE TO
HEAT AS WELL AS THOSE OUTDOORS WITHOUT COOLING OR HYDRATION,
ESPECIALLY WHILE CONSUMING ALCOHOL, CAFFEINE, OR OTHER DRUGS.
FORECAST INTEGRATED WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT PLUMES CONTINUE TO SHOW A
STARK INCREASE OF MOISTURE RIDING ALONG THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS
THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES MIDWEEK. WITHOUT MUCH FORCING TO GO
ALONG WITH THIS MOISTURE, THE REGION CAN EXPECT OVERCAST SKIES, WITH
MINIMAL, IF ANY, PRECIPITATION CHANCES. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS, AS OROGRAPHIC LIFT WILL ASSIST IN PROVIDING
ASCENT NEEDED FOR PRECIPITATION. AS SUCH, SLIGHT CHANCES (20-30%) OF
PRECIPITATION EXIST FOR THE PEAKS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES, WITH
EVEN FEWER CHANCES (5-15%) FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS
VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FEET, SO ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, GENERALLY FOLLOWING
TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
INTO MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS, WITH
BASES AOA 20KFT AGL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...OUTSIDE OF
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND FOLLOW TYPICAL
DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS INTO MONDAY. IN THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY, NORTHERLY WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED NEAR KIFP, WHILE WINDS NEAR KEED WILL BE A BIT LIGHTER WITH
A FEW GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS POSSIBLE. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH PERIODS OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH
CLOUDS AND BASES GENERALLY REMAINING AOA 20KFT AGL.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...PLANZ
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