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FXUS65 KVEF 300535
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1035 PM 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
TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
A COUPLE OF WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH NEVADA
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS PROVIDE ISOLATED SHOWERS TO NORTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
ENHANCED DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BEHIND EACH ONE OF THESE
SYSTEMS BUT DON'T LOOK TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AND WIND
ADVISORIES. OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLOWLY THROUGH FRIDAY
BEFORE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE
ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST BUT AT THIS POINT THERE REMAINS
UNCERTAINTY ON ITS DEPTH AND EXACT TRACK. THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE
INCREASING WINDS AREA WIDE ALONG WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER
TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ADDITIONALLY, AT THIS POINT
THERE IS A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION (20-40%), ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SIERRA AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SOME ENSEMBLE MEMBERS (ABOUT 40%)
ARE SHOWING FAIRLY HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS (>0.5") IN LOCATIONS LIKE
BISHOP.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 10 KNOTS OR LESS. WINDS WILL TEND TO FOLLOW TYPICAL
DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS, WITH PERIODS OF LIGHTER, MORE VARIABLE
WINDS AS THEY TRANSITION DURING THE EARLY MORNING. CANNOT RULE OUT
AN ISOLATED THERMALLY-INDUCED GUST BETWEEN 15 20 KTS FROM THE
NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THIS WILL NOT BE PERSISTENT ENOUGH
TO INCLUDE IN THE PREVAILING TAF. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH
NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 10 KTS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD,
WITH TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTION TRENDS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AT
KDAG WHERE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
BEFORE DROPPING OFF AND RETURNING AGAIN TOMORROW EVENING. BREEZY
NORTH WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THURSDAY MORNING DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY WITH 15 TO 20 KNOT GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
COVER.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...CZYZYK
AVIATION...STESSMAN
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