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FXUS65 KVEF 231726
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
926 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 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS UNDER 8KT FOLLOWING TYPICAL DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME DIRECTIONS
ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY, NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS OVER 15KT ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER SUNRISE, INCREASING TO AROUND 20KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE (20%) FOR SHOWERS TO DEVELOP IN OR AROUND THE
TERMINALS SATURDAY MORNING, HOWEVER IT WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY OR
REMAIN AS VIRGA. MID TO HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH CIGS LOWERING TO UNDER 10KFT FOR A PERIOD SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE RAISE BACK OVER 10FT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS FOLLOWING
TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS
THE REGION. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NV AND
NORTHWESTERN AZ THIS THIS EVENING, BUT WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN AS
VIRGA TODAY. MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND WESTERN ARIZONA, WITH HE BEST CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN AND CIGS TO 7000FT BEING IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY. ON SATURDAY, BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 15-25KT
AND ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 30KT IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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