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FXUS65 KVEF 262046
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1246 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH GRADUALLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND PERIODIC BREEZES ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY.
DISCUSSION
A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IS UNDERWAY AS RIDGING REDEVELOPS OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS, YIELDING A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS
EARLY AS TUESDAY, WITH HIGHS REACHING 7 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
BY THE START OF THE WEEKEND. RIDGING WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
FEATURE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK, THOUGH
PERIODIC SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE AN
UPTICK IN CLOUDS AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. FORTUNATELY, THE WINDS LOOK TO
REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA, WITH RESULTING WAVES ON AREA
LAKES EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. OTHERWISE, DRY
CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE THE RULE ACROSS THE REGION AS
WE WRAP UP THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND HEAD INTO FEBRUARY, WITH
WINTER ON HOLD FOR NOW.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS. BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH
CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER THE REGION, BUT WITH BASES AT OR ABOVE
15KFT, OPERATIONAL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. VFR CONDITIONS
PREVAIL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION, WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 10KT, FOLLOWING TYPICAL DAILY
DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN THE VICINITY OF KIFP,
WHERE ELEVATED TERRAIN-ENHANCED NORTHERLY WINDS WITH INTERMITTENT
GUSTS TO 20-25KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
LATE IN THE PERIOD. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL, WITH BANDS OF
PASSING MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AT OR ABOVE 12-15KFT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION/AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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