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FNUS85 KVEF 181046  
FWLVEF  
 
ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
346 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
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..DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF  
 
WINDS WILL DECREASE AREAWIDE THIS MORNING. THE EXCEPTION IS THE  
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CONTINUE  
THROUGH MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES START OFF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW  
NORMAL TODAY, REACHING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY WEDNESDAY, THEN  
10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY FRIDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES  
FALL TO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX  
 
DRIER WITH COOLING FOR THE DESERTS TODAY WITH LOWEST DAYTIME  
HUMIDITY AROUND 10 PERCENT AND WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING  
TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOR THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE, HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR  
THE COAST TO THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL WARM SEVERAL  
DEGREES TODAY, AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 DEGREES FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE.  
WARMER FOR ALL AREAS ON TUESDAY WITH LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITY FOR  
INLAND AREAS AROUND 10 PERCENT, BUT WITH WEAKER WINDS. THE COAST  
AND VALLEYS WILL COOL ON WEDNESDAY WHILE THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS  
CONTINUE TO WARM. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT DAY-TO-DAY DIFFERENCES FOR  
THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW TO  
AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR  
 
ELEVATED AND MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CA AS A  
RESULT OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRY AIR FOLLOWING A FRONTAL  
PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE-MORNING/EARLY-AFTERNOON AS  
NORTHERLY WINDS SUBSIDE. ELSEWHERE TODAY, WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER,  
BUT STILL WITH PEAK SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS UP TO 15-30 MPH ACROSS  
SOUTH-CENTRAL AZ. MINIMUM RH VALUES TODAY WILL BE AROUND 5-10%  
ACROSS WESTERN DISTRICTS TO 15-25% ACROSS EASTERN DISTRICTS.  
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLEST, AND BELOW NORMAL, TODAY, WHICH WILL  
RESULT LOWER MAX MIXING HEIGHTS MOST OF THE DAY (UP TO 6-8K FT  
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL). TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY INTO TOMORROW, BUT  
WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW NORMAL. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TOMORROW  
WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 5-15%. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT  
WILL POOR TO FAIR AT 20-40%. WINDS TOMORROW WILL BE LIGHTER WITH  
TYPICAL AFTERNOON UPSLOPE BREEZES UP TO 15-25 MPH IN MOST AREAS.  
THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE ANOTHER BRIEF ENHANCED NORTHERLY WIND  
DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER TOMORROW MORNING. THERE IS NO RAIN IN THE  
FORECAST.  
 
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ECC027-190500-  
SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH  
346 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
WINDS WILL DECREASE AREAWIDE THIS MORNING. THE EXCEPTION IS THE  
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CONTINUE  
THROUGH MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES START OFF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW  
NORMAL TODAY, REACHING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY WEDNESDAY, THEN  
10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY FRIDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES  
FALL TO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON.  
 
 
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