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FXUS65 KVEF 062240
AFDVEF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
240 PM PST FRI MAR 6 2015

.SYNOPSIS...DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK PACIFIC SYSTEM MAY MOVE
OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND CENTRAL NEVADA
MOUNTAINS.
&&

.DISCUSSION...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

A PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ROUGHLY OVER CALIFORNIA WILL
PROVIDE THE REGION WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES
THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK NEARLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL BY TUESDAY. LOCALLY BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST DOWN THE
COLORADO RIVER BETWEEN DAVIS DAM AND NEEDLES BUT THEY SHOULD BE A
LITTLE LIGHTER THAN WHAT WAS SEEN TODAY.

THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT MOVING THE RIDGE EAST
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO
CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST
INYO COUNTY AND WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN INYO...ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND
LINCOLN COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN AGREEMENT
THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE SOMEWHAT SPOTTY AND LIGHT. THE TROUGH IS
FORECAST TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS.
THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY WARM WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 7500-8000
FEET.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST EARLY EVENING AND COULD EXCEED 10 KNOTS AT TIMES. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER ABOUT 02Z. ALTHOUGH TYPICAL NIGHT TIME
DRAINAGE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...NORTHEAST
WINDS CANNOT TOTALLY BE RULED OUT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. AFTER LIGHT
DRAINAGE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED MOST OF SATURDAY
AFTER ABOUT 16Z. SKIES GENERALLY CLEAR THROUGH SATURDAY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MAYBE JUST A
FEW HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES. MAINLY NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 KNOTS
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH STRONGER WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER.
&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED
THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.
&&

$$

HARRISON

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