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FXUS65 KVEF 270916
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
215 AM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Mostly sunny and breezy conditions are in store today
behind an exiting low pressure system followed by lighter winds
Sunday. A dry weather pattern can be expected across our region
through next week with breezy periods and temperatures holding near
or above normal.
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.SHORT TERM...Today through Sunday.

Isolated showers moving down through southern Clark and Mohave
counties early this morning will dissipate before sunrise as dry
northwest flow overspreads the region on the back side of the
exiting upper low. Isolated showers may linger over far northern
Mohave County today, but the rest of our forecast area will be
mostly sunny, breezy and warmer. North-northwest winds sustained 10-
15 mph with gusts 20-25 mph will be common across most of our region
today in the wake of the system pulling away across the Four Corners
and Rockies. Highs will rebound into the upper 70s to lower 80s
across most of the desert zones. Winds will become light tonight and
Sunday and temperatures will increase another 4-5 degrees allowing
highs to climb into the lower 80s in Las Vegas which is near normal.

.LONG TERM...Monday through next Saturday.

Dry westerly flow aloft will develop over the region Monday and
Tuesday underneath a broad low pressure system over the northwest
tier states with multiple shortwave rotating through. The latest
medium range models indicate one of these disturbances will dig into
northern Nevada and Utah Wednesday-Thursday which will push north
winds down through our region accompanied by a slight cooling trend.
A return to a general zonal flow follows Friday into Saturday,
although some ensembles indicate a long wave trough digging over
California/Nevada by Saturday for increasing south-southwest winds.
Temperatures will fluctuate slightly through the week, climbing
about 5 degrees above normal early in the week, dipping several
degrees Wednesday-Thursday, then rebounding going into next weekend.
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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Breezy northwesterly winds will
continue into the morning hours, picking up with 25 knot gusts
shortly after sunrise. These gustier northwesterly winds will
continue into the early afternoon before they dissipate. Winds will
continue to maintain a northwesterly direction through sunset, when
winds will become more westerly. During the overnight hours winds
are expected to become light and shift to follow typical diurnal
trends, which will continue into Sunday morning.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...The remaining Las Vegas Valley TAF sites will follow
similar trends to KLAS with 25 to 30 knot northwesterly wind gusts
picking up shortly after sunrise before dropping off during the
afternoon hours and shifting to the west/west-northwest shortly
after sunset. KBIH will favor a north-northwesterly direction with
15 to 25 knot wind gusts dropping off later this morning/early this
afternoon. 25 to 30 knot westerly wind gusts will drop off later
this morning at KDAG as winds become more west-northwesterly before
picking back up and shifting back to the west shortly after sunset
this evening. Breezy north-northwesterly winds will pick up shortly
after sunrise for the Colorado River Valley TAF sites, with gusts
around 15 - 25 knots continuing into the early evening hours.
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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.

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SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...Adair
AVIATION...Stessman

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