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FXUS65 KVEF 030450
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
950 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY,
PARTICULARLY IN 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
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION IN RESPONSE TO AN TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN NEVADA.
WIDESPREAD SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF 25-35 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED, WITH
HIGHER GUSTS OVER 40 MPH REPORTED IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT WHERE
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS AND RISK FOR
IMPACTS BEING IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE FURTHER NORTH- A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY NORTH WINDS TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. WITH THE HELP OF TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT, THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND A WIND ADVISORY
GOES INTO EFFECT THERE TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE
PERIOD, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW WINDY SPOTS,
LIKE AROUND LAUGHLIN, MAY TOUCH 60 MPH FRIDAY MORNING BUT IT SHOULD
BE ISOLATED. THE PROBABILITY FOR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN PLACES OUTSIDE
OF LAUGHLIN WAS 20% OR LESS, AND THE 850MB JET TOPS OUT AROUND 40KT
PER THE HREF, SO DID NOT UPGRADE THE WIND PRODUCTS AT THIS TIME.
ELSEWHERE ON FRIDAY, NORTH WINDS WILL GUST 25-35 MPH. BEHIND THE
FRONT, COLDER AIR WILL BE USHERED IN. HIGH TEMPERATURE POST-FRONTAL
WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE.
THE BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY LINGER INTO THE SATURDAY IN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY AS TROUGHING IS REPLACED WITH BUILDING
HEIGHTS, BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LOWER THAN FRIDAY AND BE DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE DAY- SO DID NOT EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORY INTO SATURDAY
AT THIS TIME. WILL NEED TO WATCH WIND SPEEDS AND HOW LONG THE NORTH
WINDS WILL PERSIST AS LINGERING BOATING HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
LAKES ON SATURDAY. ANYONE BOATING ON SATURDAY SHOULD CHECK THE
FORECAST AND LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT. OTHERWISE, WINDS
WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BEGIN TO REBOUND ON SATURDAY AS HEIGHTS RISE WITH THE
INCOMING RIDGE. THIS TRENDS OF LIGHT WINDS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE REGION. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN BY
SUNDAY. ONE NOTE- COMPARED TO THIS PREVIOUS "HEAT DOME" WE JUST
EXPERIENCED, THIS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THUS NOT EXPECTING
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB AS HIGH. WELL ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES
AND A FEW RECORD HIGHS ARE POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK AS WE CLIMB ABOUT 10-
15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY TUESDAY. BEYOND MIDWEEK, MUCH UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS WITH ENSEMBLES SUGGESTING THE PATTERN MAY TRANSITION BACK TO
A MORE ACTIVE AND COOLER WITH ONE 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
WINDS
WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AS A FRONT WORKS ITS WAY
THROUGH THE VALLEY, 20 TO 30 KNOT WIND GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
FRONT. THESE ELEVATED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY ON FRIDAY MORNING.
WIND GUSTS WILL DROP OFF FRIDAY EVENING, WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO
FAVOR A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUDS
WITH BASES AOA 20KFT AGL EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST AS A FRONT MAKES ITS WAY
THROUGH THE AREA. 25 TO 40 KNOT WIND GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED, CONTINUING TO FAVOR A MORE
NORTHERLY COMPONENT ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THE EXCEPTION WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT/KDAG, WHERE WINDS
WILL FAVOR A WESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE
SWINGING AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST TOMORROW MORNING. ONE AREA OF
CONCERN IS THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT
WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW GUSTS TO APPROACH 50 KNOTS TOMORROW MORNING.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUDS
WITH BASES AOA 20KFT AGL EXPECTED.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...NICKERSON
AVIATION...STESSMAN
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