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FXUS65 KVEF 201104
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
304 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* CALM CONDITIONS RETURN THIS WEEKEND, ALONG WITH A GRADUAL WARMING
TREND THROUGH MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.
* AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE BRINGS PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL TO THE
EASTERN SIERRA MIDWEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH THURSDAY.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST OVER NORTHWESTERN
ARIZONA EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT. AFTERWARDS,
HEIGHTS ALOFT RISE, USHERING IN CALMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN TIME
FOR THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL TODAY AND TOMORROW, WHICH FOR THE LAS VEGAS AREA MEANS HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE AS A RIDGE ALOFT
BUILDS, WITH HIGHS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL BREEZES MAY PICK UP AS WEAK
DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH.
ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. ENSEMBLES INDICATE PWAT VALUES OF
OVER 200 PERCENT DURING THIS TIMEFRAME ACROSS THE AREA. WITHOUT A
NOTABLE LIFTING MECHANISM, THIS MOISTURE WILL BRING LITTLE BESIDES
INCREASING CLOUD COVER FOR MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER, THERE SHOULD BE
ENOUGH LIFT OVER THE SIERRA FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN. GIVEN
THE WARMING TEMPERATURES, SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BE MUCH HIGHER COMPARED
TO OTHER RECENT SYSTEMS, GENERALLY BETWEEN 8000 AND 9000 FEET.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WESTERLY
BREEZES TURN NORTHERLY LATER THIS MORNING. A FEW GUSTS OF 15-20
KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE (50%) BETWEEN 17Z-20Z, BUT ANY GUSTS SHOULD CEASE
AFTER THAT. WINDS RETURN TO THEIR TYPICAL, DAILY PATTERNS TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS ON FRIDAY, CLEARING
OUT OVERNIGHT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...PRECIPITATION HAS EXITED
THE FORECAST AREA, ALLOWING SKY CONDITIONS TO QUICKLY IMPROVE.
WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN, AND WILL TURN MORE
NORTHWESTERLY TODAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS (10-20 KNOTS) POSSIBLE AT
TIMES, BUT WINDS WILL BE NOTABLY WEAKER THAN WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED
YESTERDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WITH A BAND OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...MELTZER
AVIATION...WOODS
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