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FXUS65 KLKN 211106
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
306 AM PST FRI FEB 21 2025
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
AT LEAST SATURDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING WARMER. MUCH WARMER
ON SUNDAY WITH NEAR-RECORD TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL NV.
INCREASING CLOUDS AND LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR
NORTHERN NV SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SHORT TERM
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT OVER NV EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY GET SHOVED
EASTWARD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM
THE WEST. THIS AFTERNOON WESTERN AND CENTRAL NV WILL SEE HIGH
TEMPERATURES TREND UPWARD BY A FEW DEGREES WITH THE APPROACHING
RIDGE. THE WARM AIR ADVECTION REACHES ELKO COUNTY LATER IN THE
DAY, WITH HIGHS ONLY WARMING BY ONE OR TWO DEGREES FROM THURSDAY.
NEAR-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT SETS UP ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO TREND WARMER. THE WEAK
FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD WILL KEEP THE REGION DRY,
WITH WINDS GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LIGHTER.
LONG TERM
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A ZONAL FLOW PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WITH HIGH
PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ON MONDAY AND REMAINING IN PLACE OVER NV.
DRY CONDITIONS, LIGHT WINDS, AND WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
FOR MOST OF THE STATE, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S AND MID 60S FOR
MOST OF NV. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S ARE FORECAST IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IN NORTHEAST NV DUE TO A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVING
ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. NORTHWEST LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ASHORE ON TUESDAY, BRINGING WITH IT A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE SILVER STATE. BREEZY WINDS AND
ISOLATED LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NV
ON TUESDAY, BUT IMPACTS WILL BE MINIMAL, IF ANY. INCREASING CLOUD
COVER IS POSSIBLE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ASHORE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BRINGING WITH IT A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST,
ESPECIALLY FOR CENTRAL NV.
AVIATION
A STABLE AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL PROVIDE
FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME HIGH AND
MID-LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL ENTER NORTHWEST NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE SPREADING EASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER, CEILINGS WILL BE
WELL ABOVE 3000 FT AGL AT ALL TAF LOCATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE QUITE LIGHT AND PRIMARILY INFLUENCED BY LOCAL
TERRAIN AT LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH FRIDAY.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
96/93/89
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