955
FXUS65 KVEF 110415
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
915 PM PDT WED JUN 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* HOTTER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.
* TROPICAL MOISTURE MAY INCREASE THIS WEEKEND LEADING TO A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
HOTTER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA, SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA, AND
NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AS HIGHER THAN NORMAL 500 MB HEIGHTS PERSIST
ALOFT. HEATRISK WILL PEAK ON FRIDAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TOP
OUT AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE
HEATRISK (LEVEL 2 OF 4) ACROSS THE REGION AND POCKETS OF MAJOR
HEATRISK (LEVEL 3 OF 4) IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, DEATH VALLEY,
AND LAS VEGAS VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE A DEGREE OR TWO
FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY, AND WILL HOLD STEADY OVER THE WEEKEND
BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. EVEN WITH THIS SLIGHT
DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES, POCKETS OF MAJOR HEATRISK WILL LINGER FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS, WHICH WILL IMPACT ANYONE
WITHOUT ACCESS TO ADEQUATE COOLING AND HYDRATION AS WELL AS THOSE
SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK A PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT IS
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MOVE UP THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND INTO
ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND. CURRENTLY, ENSEMBLES HAVE A LITTLE OVER AN
INCH OF PRECIPITABLE WATER (PW) PUSHING UP THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH PWS IN LAS VEGAS AROUND 0.75 TO 0.80 INCHES.
IN MOHAVE COUNTY, WHERE THE BEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE, PWS IN
KINGMAN ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 0.90 TO 1.0", WITH VALUES AS HIGH
AS 0.75" AS FAR NORTH AS COLORADO CITY. OVERALL, CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION ARE LIMITED TO EASTERN MOHAVE AND EASTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES OVER THE WEEKEND. OUTSIDE OF THESE AREAS, THE ONLY EVIDENCE
OF THIS MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE INCREASED CLOUD COVER.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
BREEZY
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SOUTHWESTERLY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
BRING GUSTY NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS TO LAS VEGAS VALLEY TAF SITES WITH
DIRECTIONAL VARIABILITY BETWEEN 030 AND 060 AND GUST SPEEDS PEAKING
BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KTS. WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE SOUTHEAST AS THE
AFTERNOON PROGRESSES... BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AFTER SUNSET. NO
OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER. THURSDAY'S FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURE IS 104F, WITH BEST CHANCES OF 100F BETWEEN 21Z AND 04Z.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
BRING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY TAF SITES AND
NORTH WINDS TO THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TAF SITES AROUND SUNRISE
WITH GUST SPEEDS PEAKING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KTS. KBIH IS CURRENTLY
GUSTING FROM THE NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KTS AND WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
OVERNIGHT. KDAG WILL GUST FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 25 KTS. NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
COVER.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...STESSMAN
AVIATION...SOULAT
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