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FXUS65 KVEF 221922
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1222 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMING TREND CONTINUES THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BEFORE
GUSTY CONDITIONS RETURN ON TUESDAY.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
CURRENTLY WATCHING CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT ON SATELLITE ALONG WITH
SUBTLE RADAR RETURNS IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND EASTERN SIERRA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON, AND ALTHOUGH ANY PRECIPITATION THAT REACHES THE GROUND
WILL BE LIGHT, STRONGER CELLS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE
DRY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION MAINTAINS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. FOR LAS VEGAS, THIS MEANS
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. AFTERWARDS, ATTENTION TURNS TO A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DROPPING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ENSEMBLES SHOW PEAK GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH ON
TUESDAY SUPPORTED BY PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 850 MB. WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS FOR CHANGES IN TIMING AND
INTENSITY. ALONG WITH WIND, TEMPERATURES FALL 10 TO 15 DEGREES
BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS OF AROUND 8 KNOTS OR LESS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON,
FAVORING EASTERLY DIRECTIONS. A PUSH OF SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IS
EXPECTED AROUND 00Z WITH SPEEDS IN THE 8 TO 12 KNOT RANGE BEFORE
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND SUNSET. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITH SCATTERED MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 15KFT AGL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS INTO
SATURDAY, WITH SPEEDS MAINLY AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. ONE EXCEPTION
WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT, INCLUDING KDAG, WHERE
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONALLY, ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM
KEED TO KIFP, TERRAIN-ENHANCED SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING, WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. KBIH MAY ALSO SEE A
PERIOD OF WESTERLY WINDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THERE IS
MODERATE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS OCCURRENCE, AND WINDS MAY REMAIN
LIGHTER AND MORE NORTHERLY. AREAWIDE, VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
WITH INCREASING CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 12KFT AGL THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...MELTZER
AVIATION...PLANZ/CO
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