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FXUS65 KVEF 281121
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
321 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* DRY CONDITIONS WITH GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK IS CHARACTERIZED BY RIDGING
OVER THE WESTERN US WITH OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVES RIDING AROUND OR
CUTOFF LOWS SNEAKING UNDERNEATH. NONE OF THE SHORTWAVES/LOWS ARE
PARTICULARLY CONSEQUENTIAL, JUST BRINGING PERIODS OF INCREASED
NORTHERLY BREEZES AND CLOUDS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WHERE GUSTS OF 25-40
MPH ARE LIKELY (70%). OTHERWISE, BREEZES STAY FAIRLY LIGHT ACROSS
THE REGION. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND,
BRINGING TEMPERATURES TO 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES REMAIN BELOW 10%.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS OF LESS THAN 8 KNOTS, FOLLOWING TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL
PATTERNS, WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THURSDAY. MID TO HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS WITH CIGS AOA 15KFT AGL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING,
FOLLOWED BY IMPROVING SKIES THEREAFTER.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...ELEVATED NORTH WINDS
DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE VICINITY OF KIFP, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT NEAR
KEED. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AND
FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS
WITH BASES AOA 15KFT AGL WILL STREAM ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY IMPROVING SKIES OVERNIGHT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...WOODS
AVIATION...PLANZ
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