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FXUS65 KVEF 101129
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
429 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND, WHICH WILL INCREASE
TEMPERATURES TO NEAR-20 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH MONDAY.
OTHER THAN PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS BETWEEN 20-35 MPH, CONDITIONS
REMAIN RATHER CALM OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS AS RIDGING BUILDS.
TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL, AND THESE ANOMALIES
WILL ONLY BE EXACERBATED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEK. BY
THE WEEKEND, EXPECTING HIGHS ~15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NEXT WEEK, WE
COULD BE LOOKING AT 20-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AS HIGHS ACROSS THE
REGION SOAR INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 100S. THESE VALUES YIELD
WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE HEATRISK AND WILL CHALLENGE BOTH
DAILY AND MONTHLY RECORDS. YES, THESE TEMPERATURES ARE COMMONPLACE
IN THIS REGION DURING THE LATE SPRING AND SUMMER. HOWEVER, THIS
KIND OF HEAT IS QUITE RARE (POTENTIALLY UNPRECEDENTED) FOR MID-
MARCH AND WILL HIT HARDER THAN USUAL GIVEN THE LIMITED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCLIMATION THUS FAR.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST BEFORE
BECOMING VARIABLE AND EVENTUALLY SETTLING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND
8-10KT MID-AFTERNOON, THOUGH THESE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS WILL BE
SHORT-LIVED WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AFTER SUNSET. VFR
CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WITH BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH
BASES AT OR ABOVE 15KFT EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION THIS MORNING WILL SETTLE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BY THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 5-10KT. ONE EXCEPTION WILL
BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT, INCLUDING KDAG, WHERE WINDS
WILL REMAIN WESTERLY WITH GUSTS TO 20-25KT EXPECTED LATE THIS
MORNING INTO TONIGHT. ANOTHER EXCEPTION WILL BE KBIH IN THE
NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY, WHERE WINDS REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY FOR THE
DURATION, BECOMING ELEVATED AND GUSTY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25KT
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERNIGHT, WINDS GRADUALLY
BECOME LIGHT AREAWIDE, WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING BENEATH
PASSING MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...WOODS
AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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