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FXUS65 KVEF 251056
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
356 AM PDT MON MAY 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
BEGINNING TUESDAY.
* LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
MIDWEEK AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITS OVER CENTRAL NEVADA.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE ON TAP FOR THE REGION TODAY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS IN EASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO THE REGION FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
TUESDAY, LINGERING OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. TUESDAY'S WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT HAS
BEEN EXPANDED TO NYE COUNTY, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NORTHWESTERN CLARK
COUNTY, THE SPRING MOUNTAINS, AND LAKE MOHAVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL
LINGER INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN THE BARSTOW
AREA. ELSEWHERE, BREEZY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL LINGER
INTO THURSDAY, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS TUESDAY'S
WINDS.
IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS, THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING COOLER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION, WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING AROUND
6 TO 12 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY. AS THE CENTER OF THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTLES OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GREAT BASIN ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS
INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. GIVEN THE MORE INLAND
TRAJECTORY OF THIS SYSTEM, PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT-TO-
MODERATE AND FAVOR AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN. A RUMBLE OR TWO OF
THUNDER CANNOT BE RULED OUT GIVEN THE COOLER SYSTEM DIRECTLY
OVERHEAD ALONG WITH THE STEEPER LAPSE RATES. THIS SYSTEM WILL
CLEAR OUT ON FRIDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING AS WE HEAD INTO
THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
MAINTAIN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION INTO THE NIGHT, BECOMING VARIABLE
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LATE TOMORROW MORNING, WINDS FAVOR AN
EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, INCREASING TO OVER 10 KNOTS AND
BECOMING GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS STAY GUSTY
IN THE EVENING BUT SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. FEW TO SCT MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS FILTER THROUGH THE AREA.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE NIGHT.
EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
TOMORROW ACROSS THE REGION, WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS.
THE EXCEPTION IS KDAG, WHERE A PUSH OF WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30
KNOTS ARRIVES IN THE EVENING. STORMS FORM OVER NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA
IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHOULD REMAIN OUTSIDE OF THE VICINITY OF ALL
TERMINALS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO FORM NEAR KBIH IN THE AFTERNOON,
BUT CONFIDENCE IN THEM ENTERING THE VICINITY WAS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE
IN THE TAF.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...STESSMAN
AVIATION...MELTZER
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