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FXUS65 KVEF 262315
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 PM PST WED NOV 26 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH BREEZY
NORTH WINDS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND TOMORROW
MORNING.
* A PATTERN SHIFT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION OVER
THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH TUESDAY.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRINGS INCREASED NORTHERLY WINDS DOWN
THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
OBSERVED SO FAR OCCURRED IN THE LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD CITY AREA, WITH
PEAK GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WERE OBSERVED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE RIVER VALLEY. WAVES OF 1 TO 2
FEET ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE MOHAVE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW AS
THE TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT MOVES EAST. BESIDES WIND, AREA
TEMPERATURES ARE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH FRIDAY.
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN ARRIVES LATER THIS WEEK AS
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SETS UP AND A SERIES OF SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE FIRST OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL REACH THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND. MODELS ONCE AGAIN TREND TOWARDS A DRY, INLAND
SOLUTION AND LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER, COOL AIR
SHOULD RESULT IN A TEMPERATURE DECREASE OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BETWEEN
FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THERE COULD BE AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS
DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS WELL, BUT CONFIDENCE IN DETAILS IS
LOW AT THIS TIME. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW REMAINS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK, LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID
FOR THE 00Z FORECAST
PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS UNDER 8KT FAVORING TYPICAL WIND DIRECTIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT SPEEDS WILL BE ONLY ABOUT 5KT.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AGAIN UNDER 8KT THURSDAY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH
INCREASING SCT-BKN CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 20KFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY NORTH WINDS THIS
EVENING IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL DROP BACK SLIGHTLY FOR THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. GUSTS SHOULD END AROUND SUNSET IN MOST AREAS OF
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OTHER THAN THE WINDIER SPOTS LIKE KIFP
WHERE GUSTS OVER 20KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BUT
SHOULD BE LOWER THAN TODAY'S WINDS. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS.SCT-
BKN CLOUDS AROUND 20KFT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY, BUT OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...MELTZER
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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