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FXUS65 KVEF 291734
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1034 AM PDT WED APR 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* COOLER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASED CHANCES
FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SIERRA AND GREAT BASIN.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORTWAVE WHICH SPARKED A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN TODAY IS MOVING EAST EARLY THIS MORNING EN ROUTE TOWARDS THE
FOUR CORNERS. BROAD TROUGHING REMAINS ACROSS THE WEST THROUGH IT'S
FAIRLY WEAK AND SLIGHT HEIGHT RISES TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR GRADUAL
WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE. ON THURSDAY, A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL
DRIFT ACROSS THE BAJA BUT GENERALLY REMAIN SOUTH OF THE US BORDER
AND HAVE FAIRLY LIMITED IMPACT ON OUR REGION BESIDES SOME HIGH
CLOUDS. THEN ONE WEAKER SHORTWAVE WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA
FROM UTAH AND MOSTLY JUST STIR UP THE NORTH WINDS DOWN THE
COLORADO RIVER ALL THE WHILE A SLOW WARMING TREND CONTINUES. BY
THE WEEKEND, STRONGER RIDGING WILL FINALLY BUILD INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO PEAK SEVERAL DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, A DEEPER TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTH ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST AND SLOWLY MOVE INLAND. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY
ON ITS DEPTH AND EXACT TRACK, BUT A COOLING TREND AND A RETURN OF
SHOWER CHANCES, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SIERRA AND SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN IS EXPECTED.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL REMAIN UNDER 8KT, FOLLOWING
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY,
PARTICULARLY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS ACROSS THE REGION
WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS THE NEXT 24 HOURS,
WITH SPEEDS AROUND 5-10KT. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT/KDAG, WHERE WINDS MAINTAIN A WESTERLY
COMPONENT THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 10-15KT
AND INTERMITTENT GUSTS TO AROUND 20KT LATE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT
AND THEN RETURNING AGAIN ON THURSDAY BY MID MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS
WITH PASSING BANDS OF CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 10KFT WILL CONTINUE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...CZYZYK
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