917
FXUS65 KVEF 011739
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1039 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* DRY CONDITIONS, BREEZY TO GUSTY AFTERNOONS, AND GRADUALLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THE SLOW, GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND, AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WARM A COUPLE OF DEGREES EACH DAY,
FINALLY REACHING ABOVE NORMAL BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE WARMING
TREND WILL BE TEMPERED BY THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF A LONGWAVE TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
THOUGH THIS FEATURE IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AS THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS BREAKS DOWN AND
BEGINS AND BUILDING WESTWARD. IN SPITE OF THE WEAKENING TROUGH, ITS
PRESENCE WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOONS
AND EVENINGS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK, PEAKING ON THURSDAY.
HOWEVER, GUSTS LOOK TO PEAK AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH, THUS WILL REMAIN
BELOW CRITERIA, THOUGH COULD STILL PRODUCE CHOPPY WAVES ON AREA
LAKES AT TIMES. LIGHTER BREEZES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND,
THOUGH GIVEN THE EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS, FIRE CONCERNS WILL REMAIN
HEIGHTENED THROUGH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. THUS, THOSE WHO
WILL BE RECREATING OUTDOORS WITH SPARKS OR FLAMES (INCLUDING SAFE-
AND-SANE FIREWORKS OR CHARCOAL GRILLS) WILL NEED TO EXERCISE
ADDITIONAL CAUTION TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL FIRE STARTS.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON, WHEN
WINDS WILL SETTLE INTO A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASE TO 10
TO 14 KNOTS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO A MORE SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION BY LATE AFTERNOON, AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME
MORE COMMON. THE TYPICAL SOUTHWESTERLY DRAINAGE WINDS WILL BECOME
ESTABLISHED BY EARLY EVENING, AND THE GUSTINESS IS EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ON
THURSDAY, ALTHOUGH SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY BECOME ESTABLISHED A BIT
EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON (20Z TO 22Z). VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 100F THROUGH THURSDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL GENERALLY
FOLLOW TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SPEEDS AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH INTERMITTENT GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH MID- TO LATE
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN
MOJAVE, INCLUDING KDAG, WHERE WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WESTERLY
THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 18 KNOTS AND
GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE TAF PERIOD, WITH NO OPERATIONAL CLOUD COVER IMPACTS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION. SLANTWISE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE
SMOKE ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...PHILLIPSON
AVIATION...PLANZ
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