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FXUS65 KVEF 300806
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
106 AM PDT TUE JUN 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY-TO-GUSTY AFTERNOONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY CLIMB BACK TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA CREST AND
NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY PRODUCED WIND GUSTS GENERALLY BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH LAST NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF A SHORTWAVE PUSHED THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE CENTER OF THE SHORTWAVE WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
INTO THIS MORNING, RESULTING IN SLIGHT (0 TO 10 PERCENT) CHANCES OF
HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS INYO, SOUTHERN NYE, AND
LINCOLN COUNTIES. OTHERWISE, THE WESTERN CONUS WILL REMAIN SITUATED
BENEATH AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. THIS PATTERN IS
CONDUCIVE FOR SHORTWAVE TROUGHS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW ALOFT,
BRINGING WITH THEM BREEZY AFTERNOONS. IN ADDITION TO BREEZY
CONDITIONS, THE REGION WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY, SO THOSE RECREATING
OUTDOORS WITH SPARKS OR FLAMES (CHARCOAL GRILLS, SAFE-AND-SANE
FIREWORKS, TARGET PRACTICE) ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND
ENSURE THERE IS A BUCKET OF WATER NEARBY TO PREVENT ANY FIRE STARTS.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB THROUGH THE WEEK, REACHING NEAR-
NORMAL READINGS BY INDEPENDENCE DAY. LATE-WEEK, RIDGING BUILDS BACK
OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB ABOVE-NORMAL FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST, REMAINING UNDER 10KT BEFORE
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER DAYBREAK. WINDS THEN FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS, SETTLING OUT OF THE EAST BY
LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
EARLY EVENING. WHILE SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
AROUND 10KT OR LESS THROUGH THE EVENING, SPORADIC HIGHER GUSTS TO
AROUND 15KT WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE EVENING ONWARD. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH NO
OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER, THOUGH SLANTWISE VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE ALONG THE MORMON MESA CORRIDOR
WILL PERSIST.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LINGERING SHOWERS OVER
THE SIERRA WILL CONTINUE DIMINISHING TONIGHT, WITH IMPACTS FROM
THESE NOT EXPECTED AT KBIH IN THE NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY.
OVERNIGHT, WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 5-10KT, FOLLOWING
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. THIS
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD,
WITH WINDS CLOSER TO 10KT EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS TUESDAY LATE
MORNING ONWARD. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE KDAG IN THE WESTERN
MOJAVE, WHERE ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15KT WILL CONTINUE,
GUSTING TO AROUND 25-30KT AT TIMES SAVE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY,
TERRAIN- ENHANCED SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM KIFP TO KEED, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20KT
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH
NO OPERATIONAL CLOUD COVER EXPECTED, THOUGH SLANTWISE VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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