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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
340 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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## DISCUSSIONS FROM THE LATEST FWF BELOW ##
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..DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF
A SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ARRIVE
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND
60 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY REMAINS IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS AND
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED ASIDE FROM LIGHT RAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT
IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. BETWEEN DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS,
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHEREVER
FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE. THE GREATEST CONCERNS ARE IN NORTHWESTERN
ARIZONA, WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND
SUNDAY.
..DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX
COOLER THIS WEEKEND FOR INLAND AREAS WITH STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW.
THE MARINE LAYER WILL DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN METEOROLOGICAL
CONDITIONS BEING FAVORABLE FOR FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ACROSS THE
HIGH DESERTS DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, ALTHOUGH
FUELS ARE STILL NOT YET CRITICAL. WINDS FOR THE DESERTS WILL BECOME
NORTHEASTERLY ON MONDAY WITH WINDS WEAKENING FOR TUESDAY THROUGH
THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL WARM ON MONDAY
WITH THE GREATER WARMING FOR INLAND AREAS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITY FOR THE DESERTS WILL FALL TO
AROUND 10 PERCENT EACH DAY FOR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WEAKER
WINDS AFTER MONDAY.
..DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR
A WEATHER SYSTEM HAS MOVED ONSHORE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
WILL DEEPEN OVER THE GREAT BASIN RESULTING IN INCREASED WINDS AND
ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND. AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WIND GUSTS WILL COMMONLY
PEAK BETWEEN 20-35 MPH TODAY, WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN
SOUTHEAST CA. THE STRONGEST GUSTS BY SUNDAY WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED
TO EASTERN AZ HIGHER TERRAIN, WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 25-40 MPH WILL BE
COMMON. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT STARTING SUNDAY 11 AM
MST FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND TONTO NF FOOTHILLS. AFTERNOON
MINRHS MOSTLY BETWEEN 8-15% TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 10-20% AREAWIDE
SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 30-50% TONIGHT WILL IMPROVE
PRIMARILY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICTS SUNDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 40-60%.
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ECC027-170445-
SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH
340 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
A SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. WINDS INCREASE TODAY IN
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, INTENSIFYING AND SPREADING EAST
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 45
AND 55 MPH, ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
NORTHWEST WINDS LINGER DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
FALLS TO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON.
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