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FXUS65 KVEF 231131
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
331 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE
REGION TODAY AND SATURDAY AS WELL AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON SATURDAY.
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A CLOSED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MEANDER SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BEFORE PUSHING INLAND INTO NORTHWESTERN
MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. LATE-WEEKEND, THIS LOW WILL PHASE WITH A
LONGWAVE TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN BEFORE BOTH
JOG EASTWARD OUT OF THE REGION. IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF THIS PATTERN
INCLUDE INCREASED HIGH CLOUDS WITH SLIGHT (5-15%) CHANCES OF LIGHT
RAIN (LIGHT HIGH ELEVATION SNOW) TODAY AND SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO
GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS WELL AS ALONG N-S ORIENTED VALLEYS
SUCH AS THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. EXPECT INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS (1-
3 FEET) ON AREA LAKES AS A RESULT. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE-
WEEKEND INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS 1-3
DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS.
RIDGING RETURNS TO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES NEXT WEEK, WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY UNDER MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 4 TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS BY THURSDAY. EXPECT PERSISTENT BREEZINESS ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS A RESULT OF PERIODIC SHORTWAVE PASSAGES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
REMAIN LIGHT AND GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL, DAILY PATTERNS.
CHANCES FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 10 KNOTS IS AROUND 10%. SCATTERED
TO BROKEN CONDITIONS PERSIST BETWEEN 12-15KFT, LOWERING TO AROUND
10KFT THIS EVENING AS SHOWERS DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT BREEZES
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION, WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY 10 KNOTS OR
LESS. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS ANY CIGS ARE LIKELY (90%) TO
REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 8KFT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NV AND NORTHWESTERN AZ THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...STESSMAN
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