960
FXUS65 KVEF 250950
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
150 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK WITH
GRADUALLY INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE COOLEST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD, AS THE REGION RECOVERS FROM SATURDAY'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGING RETURNS TO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THIS WEEK, WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY, WITH
TEMPERATURES 6-8 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS HEADING INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. IN GENERAL, SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY, THOUGH SHORTWAVES
EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW WILL BRING OCCASIONAL CLOUDY SKIES
TO THE REGION THIS WEEK. THESE OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO
TIGHTEN SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS, WHICH WILL COUPLE WITH
TOPOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT TO INCREASE NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, BUT NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN A NUISANCE BREEZE
AND 1-2 FT WAVES ON AREA LAKES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
THE
BIG QUESTION WILL BE IF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AFTER 09Z
SATURDAY MORNING. THE PROBABILITIES REMAIN AROUND 50 TO 60
PERCENT, BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE NORTHWEST WINDS DO
NOT PUSH ALL THE WAY TO HARRY REID AND MAINLY AFFECT KVGT. IF THEY
DO NOT OCCUR, WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHEAST
AROUND 7-9KTS. AFTER SUNRISE, WINDS WILL FOLLOW MORE TYPICAL
PATTERNS WITH NORTHEAST AFTERNOON WINDS AROUND 8KTS. MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY MORNING,
INCLUDING BKN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OVER MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS AROUND 8 TO
16KTS. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
WHERE KEED AND KIFP WILL SEE GUSTS AROUND 30KTS. SOME HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR KIFP SUNDAY MORNING. BY AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL
REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHEAST, BUT WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10KTS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS
WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE AREA STARTING LATE MORNING, INCREASING
IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...GORELOW
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