749  
SXUS45 KVEF 201930  
RECVEF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR THE  
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
1230 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
WAVES ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS WHICH  
IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES WHICH WILL  
OCCASIONALLY BE ENCOUNTERED.  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR BOULDER BASIN
 
 
HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY ACROSS MID-BOULDER BASIN THEN  
NORTHWARD TO CALLVILLE BAY AND SWALLOW BAY.  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID  
70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. WAVES LESS  
THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WAVES 1 TO  
1.5 FEET. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE MID TO  
UPPER 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S.  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR VIRGIN BASIN...OVERTON ARM...TEMPLE BASIN
 
 
HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGIN BASIN AND  
OVERTON ARM THEN NORTHWARD TO STEWARTS POINT AND HERON ISLANDS ON  
THE OVERTON ARM.  
   
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. WAVES LESS  
THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LESS THAN A FOOT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS NEAR 70. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS UP  
TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
1.5 FEET. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
TO MID 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S.  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MOHAVE
 
 
HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS COTTONWOOD  
BASIN THEN NORTHWARD TO COTTONWOOD COVE, SIX MILE COVE, AND POT COVE.  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH  
15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. HIGHS IN THE MID  
TO UPPER 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. HIGHS NEAR 80.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER TO MID 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A  
FOOT. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE HAVASU NORTH BASIN
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID  
70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH  
15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. HIGHS NEAR 90.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. WAVES 1 TO 1.5 FEET. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER TO MID 70S.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WAVES 1 TO  
1.5 FEET. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. HIGHS NEAR 80.  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE HAVASU SOUTH BASIN
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID  
70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO  
SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. HIGHS NEAR  
90.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WAVES 1 TO 1.5 FEET. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER TO MID 70S.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WAVES 1 TO  
1.5 FEET. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
LESS THAN A FOOT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN A  
FOOT. HIGHS NEAR 80.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS AND WAVES. STRONG WINDS  
CAN OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. ALWAYS REMAIN UP TO DATE  
ON THE WEATHER FORECAST.  
 

 
 
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