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FXUS65 KVEF 021157
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
457 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 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
GUSTY
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, WITH GUSTS
TO 25-30KT EXPECTED BEFORE A BRIEF LULL FROM MID MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND SUSTAINED
SPEEDS DROP TO AROUND 10-12KT. THIS AFTERNOON, GUSTS UP TO 20KT
RETURN, WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN ANOTHER LULL JUST PRIOR TO
SUNSET THROUGH LATE EVENING. A COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING WILL
RESULT IN A SHARP NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT AND A RETURN OF GUSTS TO
25-30KT THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL WITH PASSING BANDS OF HIGH CLOUDS AROUND
20KFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TODAY, WITH GUSTS TO
20-30KT COMMON WITH SOME PERIODIC LULLS, MAINLY DURING THE LATE
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT/KDAG, WHERE WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30-40KT ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY, THE NORTHERN OWENS
VALLEY/KBIH WILL HAVE PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, INCREASING
LATER THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 20- 30KT EXPECTED THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT, A COLD FRONT WILL BRING
A A NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT TO THE REGION, WITH
THESE WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST TO 25-35KT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 40-45KT ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ALONG THE
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NEAR KIFP WHERE TERRAIN-ENHANCEMENT OF
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH
FEW-SCT HIGH CLOUDS AROUND 20KFT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...GORELOW
AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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