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FXUS65 KVEF 020347
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
850 PM PDT WED APR 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY,
PARTICULARLY FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EAST TO THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY, INCLUDING INLAND LAKES.
* HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD BACK INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
OVER THE WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
BRING A RETURN OF UNSEASONABLE WARMTH, PERSISTENT DRY
CONDITIONS, AND LIGHTER WINDS.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS
OF SAN BERNARDINO WITHIN A FAVORABLE WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN. EXPECT
THESE WINDS TO LINGER INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING. WIND GUSTS
OF 40-50 MPH MAY OCCUR, PARTICULARLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW. TOMORROW NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, A COMPACT SHORTWAVE TROUGH
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS, BUT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN
THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM, A NOTED UPTICK IN WIND SPEED AND GUSTS
WILL TAKE SHAPE ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL BEGIN
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY AND LAST INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HREF
AND NBM PROBABILITIES OF 40-50 MPH GUSTS ARE IN THE 70-100% RANGE,
SO THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE STRONGER NORTHERLY WIND EVENTS WE'VE
SEEN IN A WHILE. ALONG WITH THESE WINDS, EXPECT HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON LAKES MEAD, MOHAVE AND HAVASU. ADDITIONALLY, EXPECT
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREA ROADS.
ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY FOR THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND AREA LAKES.
A RELATIVELY COOL SPELL WILL TAKE HOLD IN THE WAKE OF NORTHERLY
FLOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, BUT A NOTED WARMUP IS EXPECTED HEADING
INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL OCCUR AS UPPER RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD
INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER, UNLIKE THE
EXTREMELY ANOMALOUS RIDGE WE SAW IN MARCH, THIS LOOKS TO BE A BIT
MORE MEASURED. STILL, IT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF DRY AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS RETURNING TO THE 80S TO
MID 90S IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALSO TAKE HOLD
FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. BEYOND MIDWEEK, MUCH
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH ENSEMBLES SUGGESTING THE PATTERN MAY
REMAIN PROGRESSIVE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEAK UPPER WAVES/TROUGHS
EMERGING FROM THE PACIFIC. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE ON THEIR EVENTUAL
PROGRESSION AND MEANINGFUL LOCAL IMPACTS REMAINS LOW.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
BREEZY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING, WITH GUSTS OF
25 TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS IS POSSIBLE
AFTER 07Z, WHEN A FEW WESTERLY GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE. SOME
IMPROVEMENT IN WINDS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING, BUT BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BEFORE SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 4Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD, WITH FEW CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 15KFT AGL EARLY THIS
EVENING, INCREASING TO AROUND 20KFT AGL LATER THIS EVENING AND
THURSDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING, WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT NEAR
KDAG. MOST AREAS WILL SEE WINDS DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED NEAR KDAG
THROUGH THE NIGHT. ANOTHER PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS NEAR KDAG GUSTING TO NEAR 40 KNOTS
WITH PATCHY BLDU POSSIBLE. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD, WITH FEW TO SCT CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 15KFT EXPECTED.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...AUSTIN
AVIATION...PLANZ
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