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FXUS65 KVEF 282328
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
327 PM 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 EARLY NEXT WEEK.
A WEAK SHORTWAVE CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON
PUSHING INTO THE WASATCH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS THE DOMINANT FORCE ACROSS THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE
DEPARTURE OF THIS WAVE WILL ALLOW FOR SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO
BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, RESULTING IN
ANOTHER EPISODE OF BREEZY NORTH WIND CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY. OTHERWISE, MORE OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT
7-10 DAYS TO COME WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING REMAINING FIRMLY IN
PLACE ACROSS THE WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW DEGREES EACH
DAY INTO THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN 8 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS FOLLOWING TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EARLY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY MORNING
WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 020-030 DEGREES (TRUE) THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY (90%) REMAIN UNDER 8KT ON THURSDAY WITH
WINDS TRANSITIONING FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL THEN
VEER FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST STARTING AROUND 00Z THURSDAY
EVENING, SETTLING IN AROUND 04Z TO THE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION WITH
SPEEDS UNDER 8KT FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. MID TO HIGH LEVEL FEW-SCT
AT OR ABOVE 15KFT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...NORTH WINDS DOWN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET WITH LIGHT NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN AT KIFP AROUND 09Z WITH NORTHERLY GUSTS TO
25KT EXPECTED. WINDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL
THEN PICK UP AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY AS NORTH WINDS GUST 20-30KT
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT WILL FAVOR THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST THURSDAY BUT SHOULD
GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER 10KT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL, WITH BANDS OF PASSING HIGH FEW-SCT CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE
15KFT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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