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FXUS65 KVEF 020707
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1210 AM PDT THU APR 2 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
THE LAST IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL SWING THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY BRINGING A CONTINUATION OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN
REMAIN OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT NEAR
BARSTOW/DAGGETT WHERE WESTERLY GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES WILL SEE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. AS THE
SHORTWAVE PUSHES EAST, A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MOST
AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH; HOWEVER, A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY SEE WINDS
EXCEEDING 40 MPH, ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY,
DEATH VALLEY, AND POTENTIALLY THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY. THE STRONGEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL WINDS WILL OCCUR DOWN
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE THE PROBABILITY OF WIND GUSTS
EXCEEDING 50 MPH IS BETWEEN 80-100%. THE PROBABILITIES OF WINDS
EXCEEDING 60 MPH IS AROUND 50%, ALTHOUGH IF THIS DOES OCCUR, IT WILL
BE MAINLY ISOLATED TO AREAS AROUND LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. THESE
GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY
EVENING, ALTHOUGH BREEZY WINDS DOWN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG WITH THESE WINDS, EXPECT
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKES MEAD, MOHAVE AND HAVASU WHERE
WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3-5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, EXPECT
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREA ROADS. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH WILL PUT
US AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE FIRST
WEEK OF MARCH. IF YOU LIKE THE COOLER WEATHER, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL
BE SHORT-LIVED AS A RIDGE REDEVELOPS THIS WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES
STEADILY CLIMBING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOUT
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. 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...GORELOW
AVIATION...PLANZ
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