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FXUS65 KVEF 061134
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
434 AM PDT SUN JUL 6 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* OUR WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. BY MID-WEEK,
EXTREME HEAT HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST,
ALLOWING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND OUR WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. BY WEDNESDAY, HEATRISK WILL HAVE
INCREASED TO MAJOR (LEVEL 3 OF 4) FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. OVER THE PAST
48 HOURS WE HAVE SEEN TEMPERATURES AND HEATRISK FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FLUCTUATE, SHOULD THE LATEST FORECAST HOLD STEADY,
EXTREME HEAT HEADLINES WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED
PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW ITERATIONS OF
THE FORECAST. A SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AROUND
MID-WEEK, KNOCKING TEMPERATURES DOWN A DEGREE OR TWO FROM
WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY. AFTER THE SHORTWAVE CLEARS OUT OF THE AREA
ON THURSDAY, RIDGING WILL REBOUND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING, FOLLOWED BY SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT. SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 KTS. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES
WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES BETWEEN 21 AND 04Z.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...EXPECT GENERAL
DIURNAL WIND TRENDS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS BECOME GUSTY OUT
OF THE SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS AT KBIH THIS AFTERNOON,
AND GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS AT KDAG THIS
EVENING. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE AREA.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...STESSMAN
AVIATION...MELTZER
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