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FXUS65 KVEF 051724
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
924 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 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
SOUTH
WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 21Z WITH GUSTS 20-25KT THEN
GUSTS SHOULD DROP TO 15-20KT AFTER 21Z. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET WITH GUSTS ENDING AND WIND SPEEDS DROPPING TO 8KT OR LESS FOR
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. SOUTHWEST WINDS AFTER 00Z COULD BECOME WEST TO
NORTHWEST AFTER 06Z, BUT WILL REMAIN UNDER 8KT WHETHER THEY REMAIN
SOUTHWEST OR BECOME NORTHWEST. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY,
FAVORING THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY
ISOLATED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND RAIN IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED
AT THE TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. VFR CONDITIONS WITH CLOUDS
AT OR ABOVE 10KFT WILL PERSIST, THOUGH SCT-BKN CLOUDS AROUND 8000FT
IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.
GUSTS 15-25KT ARE EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
FOLLOW TYPICAL DAYTIME PATTERNS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING
AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
IT WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN DRY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING, THOUGH THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT WHICH COULD PRODUCE LIGHT RAIN AND
CIGS AT 6000-8000FT. OTHERWISE, SCT-BKN CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 10KFT ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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