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FXUS65 KVEF 281702
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1002 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 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
REMAIN LIGHT AND FOLLOW TYPICAL, DAILY PATTERNS. CHANCE OF 10+ KNOTS
IS ONLY ~10%, AND ANY INSTANCES WOULD BE BRIEF. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
WITH JUST A FEW MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS AND DRY
CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WESTERLY BREEZES EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT, BUT OTHERWISE WINDS REMAIN AROUND 10 KNOTS OR LESS. ONLY
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS IN ESMERALDA AND NORTHERN INYO COUNTY
WHERE A FEW SHOWERS/VIRGA APPEAR POISED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING (10% CHANCE OF THUNDER). COVERAGE MAY BE ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE CIGS BETWEEN 8-10KFT ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF ERRATIC
WINDS BELOW.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...WOODS
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