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FXUS65 KVEF 051228
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
428 AM PST MON JAN 5 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS WITH PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS
AND LIGHT SHOWER CHANCES.
* TRENDING COOLER LATE IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND AS STORM
TRACK SHIFTS.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS MORNINGS SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS MOST OF THE DISTURBED
WEATHER FROM YESTERDAYS SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION WITH CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS RESUMING OVER OUR
AREA. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH THE WEEK AS A
LOW DIGS SOUTHWARD OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH MIDWEEK,
FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER DISTURBANCE DIGGING INTO THE GREAT BASIN
BY LATE IN THE WEEK. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FIRST
WAVE WILL SKIRT AROUND THE AREA AND MAINLY FAVOR COASTAL
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA, WHILE THE SECOND WAVE MAY BRING
SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS AS A COLD FRONT DROPS OUT OF THE
GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY. REGARDLESS, ONLY VERY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND
COVERAGE MAY TEND TO FAVOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND BE MORE SPOTTY.
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TREND MORE NORTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY AND INTO
THE WEEKEND ALLOWING COOLER, CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD
INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL GIVE MUCH OF THE WEST A WELCOME
BREAK FROM THE PARADE OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS AND A LONGER
OPPORTUNITY TO DRY OUT. MEANWHILE, CLEARING SKIES AND DECREASING
WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME OF THE COOLEST NIGHTS OF THE WINTER
SEASON SO FAR.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
BREEZY
SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT
RANGE. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS DIMINISHING AFTER
SUNSET. MEANWHILE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL TREND MORE
SCT-BKN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN GENERALLY ABOVE 10KFT AGL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE REGIONAL TAF SITES,
WITH STRONGEST GUSTS FAVORED NEAR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND NEAR
BARSTOW WHERE GUSTS MAY REACH 20 KNOTS AT TIMES. SCT-BKN CLOUDS
ABOVE 10KFT AGL ARE ANTICIPATED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...PLANZ
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