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FXUS65 KVEF 281053
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
353 AM PDT TUE APR 28 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY IN THE SIERRA
AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
* WARMING TREND WILL COMMENCE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
LINGERING TROUGHING WILL KEEP THE REGION RELATIVELY COOL AGAIN
TODAY WITH A SMALL SHORTWAVE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA POTENTIALLY
SPARKING A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS ACROSS THE SIERRA AND ESMERALDA
COUNTY. NOT EXPECTING MUCH PRECIPITATION FROM THAT ACTIVITY BUT A
FEW HUNDREDTHS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND SOME
BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. ELSEWHERE, DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH
LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED COMPARED TO MONDAY.
A WEAK TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN BROADLY OVER THE WESTERN US THROUGH
MIDWEEK AND MODEST HEIGHT RISES WILL ALLOW FOR SLOWLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES, THOUGH AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. SLOW WARMING WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO NUDGE
INTO THE MOJAVE DESERT. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER SYSTEM TO
IMPACT OUR FORECAST AREA WILL DROP DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST LATE-
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH A RENEWED ROUND OF WIND
AND SHOWER CHANCES POSSIBLE.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SETTLE OUT OF
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS BY LATE MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 8KT, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE EVENING AND BECOMING VARIABLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL, WITH PASSING BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH
CLOUDS WITH BASES AT OR ABOVE 10KFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS TODAY WILL
GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS, WITH SPEEDS
AROUND 5-10KT. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT/KDAG, WHERE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, KBIH IN THE
NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY COULD HAVE A PERIOD OF INTERMITTENTLY GUSTY
UP-VALLEY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON, BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AFTER SUNSET. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS
NORTHERN INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GREAT BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, WITH A 10% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THE PRIMARY CONCERNS ARE ERRATIC, GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING
STRIKES, WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY
AFTER SUNSET. BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER
THE REGION, WITH BASES GENERALLY AT OR ABOVE 10KFT, WITH CEILINGS
TO 8KFT POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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