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FXUS65 KVEF 270533
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
930 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 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 8KTS AND GENERALLY
FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS. BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND
HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER THE REGION AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE
LATE IN THE PERIOD, 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 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD WILL BE LESS THEN 10KTS FOR MOST AREAS AND FOLLOW TYPICAL
DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. ONE EXCEPTION WILL
BE ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN THE VICINITY OF KIFP,
WHERE ELEVATED TERRAIN-ENHANCED NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN LATE
TUESDAY MORNING WITH INTERMITTENT GUSTS TO 20-25KT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. KDAG WILL SEE OCCASIONAL EASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AROUND 10KTS, BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AFTER SUNSET. VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL, WITH BANDS OF PASSING MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH
BASES AT OR ABOVE 15KFT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...PHILLIPSON
AVIATION...GORELOW
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