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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
905 AM PST MON NOV 24 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND AFTERNOON
NORTHERLY BREEZES WILL CHARACTERIZE THE WEEK AHEAD UNTIL A PATTERN
SHIFT OVER THE WEEKEND RETURNS DYNAMIC WEATHER TO THE REGION.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
RIDGING ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THIS WEEK WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES, DRY CONDITIONS, NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LIGHT
NORTHERLY BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY, WHEN A SHORTWAVE PERTURBATION ALONG THE NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND COMBINE WITH
TOPOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT TO BRING 25-35 MPH WIND GUSTS TO THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IF PLANNING TO RECREATE ON LAKE MOHAVE THIS
WEEK, CHECK THE FORECAST BEFORE HEADING OUT, AS WAVE HEIGHTS IN
EXCESS OF 1.5 FEET COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT. OVER THE WEEKEND, ENSEMBLE MEANS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT
IN THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER CLOSED LOW SYSTEM. FORECAST CONFIDENCE ON
ANY SPECIFIC IMPACT IS LOW AT THIS TIME, THOUGH EXPECT SOME
MAGNITUDE OF INCREASED WINDS, DECREASED TEMPERATURES, AND THE RETURN
OF PRECIPITATION CHANCES. DUE TO THE COLD ORIGIN OF THIS SYSTEM, ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH LOWER SNOW
LEVELS THAN LAST WEEK'S SYSTEMS, WHICH WOULD HAVE POTENTIAL TO
IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON MAJOR ROADWAYS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THROUGH
MOUNTAIN PASSES. IF TRAVELING OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER THANKSGIVING,
BE SURE TO CHECK THE FORECAST BEFORE SOLIDIFYING TRAVEL PLANS.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
AND DIURNAL WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH SPEEDS
GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 8 KTS. NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
COVER.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT AND
DIURNAL WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY
REMAINING BELOW 8 KTS FOR MOST REGIONAL TAF SITES. EXCEPTION WILL BE
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
TUESDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KTS BY THE AFTERNOON AT KEED
AND KIFP. NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION/AVIATION...SOULAT
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