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FXUS65 KVEF 090502
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1002 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY CONDITIONS PERSIST ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH ELEVATED WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE HAVASU
AND MOHAVE.
* THE SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST TUESDAY
ONWARD, WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
FOR MOST BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES ACROSS THE REGION. ELEVATED NORTHERLY WINDS PERSIST ALONG
THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER FROM LAKE MOHAVE SOUTHWARD, WHERE
AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 20-35 MPH ARE ONGOING, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. A WEAK CUTOFF LOW CURRENTLY NEAR THE
CENTRAL BAJA COAST WILL LIFT NORTHEAST SOUTHERN AZ/NM ON MONDAY,
STAYING FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO KEEP THE BRUNT OF PRECIPITATION
CHANCES SOUTH OF OUR REGION. THERE WILL HOWEVER BE A SMALL CHANCE
OF SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY, WITH SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE
POSSIBLE.
TUESDAY ONWARD, A BROAD RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC AND NUDGE INTO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB SEVERAL DEGREES EACH DAY, RISING
POTENTIALLY 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. LATEST NBM PROBABILITIES OF REACHING 90 DEGREES IN LAS
VEGAS ARE 25% ON FRIDAY, AND RISE ABOVE 80% THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CREEP CLOSE TO 100 NEAR LAKE HAVASU
AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF DEATH VALLEY. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, THE
RIDGE IS ANTICIPATED TO BUILD FURTHER ACROSS THE WEST, WITH VERY
WARM, AND POSSIBLY RECORD BREAKING MARCH HEAT LOOKING INCREASINGLY
LIKELY.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
REMAIN LIGHT AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING. A PUSH OF SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER
20Z, WITH SPEEDS OVER 10 KNOTS AND A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 18 KNOTS
POSSIBLE. FEW MID AND HIGH CLOUDS MOVE THROUGH WITH BASES AT OR
ABOVE 15KFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS
CONTINUE DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT, OTHERWISE EXPECT
LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT. ELEVATED SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS PICK
UP TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND
15 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE
OWENS VALLEY. FEW MID AND HIGH CLOUDS MOVE THROUGH WITH BASES AT OR
ABOVE 15KFT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY IN
THE EVENING, BUT THESE SHOULD STAY OUTSIDE OF THE VICINITY OF THE
TERMINALS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...MELTZER
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