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FXUS65 KVEF 111953
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1253 PM PDT THU SEP 11 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* LOW PRESSURE BRINGS BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS, BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES, AND ISOLATED PRECIPITATION THROUGH TOMORROW.
* DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES RETURN THIS WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
BREEZY AND RELATIVELY COOL CONDITIONS PERSIST AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE SLOWLY TRACKS EAST THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND
TOMORROW. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT OVER
THE SIERRA, WHITE MOUNTAINS, AND THE MOUNTAINS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY.
CAMS SUGGEST THAT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THIS AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. ANOTHER ROUND IS POSSIBLE
TOMORROW BEFORE DRY AND DESCENDING AIR ARRIVES ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE LOW. BREEZY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE
THIS EVENING AND SHOULD BE LIGHTER TOMORROW AS THE CENTER OF THE
LOW MOVES OVERHEAD. TOMORROW SHOULD BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD, WITH HIGHS 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. FOR LAS VEGAS, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO
LOW 90S.
HEIGHTS ALOFT RISE AS THE LOW TRACKS EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY INCREASE IN RESPONSE, WITH HIGHS REACHING
NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS MEANS
HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S FOR LAS VEGAS. BESIDES INCREASING
TEMPERATURES, EXPECT LIGHT WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY TAKE A
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. DIRECTION SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AFTER SUNSET. DRY
CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS AND TYPICAL
WIND PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS PEAKING IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT
RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON,
DECREASING OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, SOME OF WHICH MAY MOVE
INTO THE VICINITY OF KBIH. THESE MAY BRING LIGHTNING, GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS, AND LOWER CEILINGS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION/AVIATION...MELTZER
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