053
FXUS65 KVEF 011937
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1237 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* DRY CONDITIONS, BREEZY AFTERNOONS, AND GRADUALLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.
THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN FEATURES A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES AND A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY. THE POSITION OF THE TROUGH SUPPORTS BREEZY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY, WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ALONG WITH INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS ON AREA
LAKES. ALSO OF NOTE IS ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND
TOMORROW DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER, THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
WEST AND HEIGHTS ALOFT RISE. THIS MEANS A GRADUAL DECREASE IN BREEZY
AFTERNOON WINDS AND A RETURN TO NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY
INDEPENDENCE DAY. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO INCREASE GOING INTO NEXT
WEEK. IN LAS VEGAS, THERE IS A 25 PERCENT CHANCE OF REACHING 110
DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND A 38% CHANCE NEXT WEDNESDAY. FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK DUE
TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS.
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.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...MELTZER
AVIATION...PLANZ
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