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FXUS65 KVEF 260915
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
115 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK WITH
GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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 RESULT IN PERIODS OF HIGH
CLOUDS THROUGH THE WEEK. THESE OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO
PERIODICALLY INCREASE NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY, RESULTING IN 1-2 FT WAVES ON AREA LAKES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL
PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. SCT TO BKN CLOUDS BETWEEN 15 AND
20KFT REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, BUT WILL DECREASE
IN COVERAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 10KTS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY, ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY MAY
SEEING OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 15KTS. SCT TO BKN CLOUDS BETWEEN 15
AND 20KFT REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, BUT WILL
DECREASE IN COVERAGE MONDAY 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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