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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
724 PM PDT Sun Jun 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Temperatures will remain 5-10 degrees above normal
through next weekend with Tuesday and Wednesday highlighted as
the hottest days of the period. Otherwise, conditions will remain
dry with periodic cloud cover and occasional breezy afternoon
winds.
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.UPDATE...Breezy south to southwest winds were reported across the
region this afternoon. Numerous locations gusted 25 to 35 MPH with a
few locations in southern Nevada reporting gusts to 40 MPH. However,
no wind impacts were reported. Other than the wind, a few
thunderstorms developed along the Sierra Ridge in Inyo County and in
the terrain of far northern Esmeralda County. Again, with limited
moisture and instability, no impacts were reported.

Winds have started to diminish in the past few hours and will
continue to decrease through the rest of the evening. Any isolated
thunderstorm activity that is current in the Sierra will also end in
the next hour or so. A quiet weather night is expected with no
changes to the overall forecast. Temperatures tonight will be a few
degrees cooler than last night.
-Nickerson-
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.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...139 PM PDT Sun Jun 9 2024.
.DISCUSSION...through next weekend.

Our area will continue to experience above normal temperatures
through at least, the next 7 days with high temperatures expected
to be 5-10 degrees above normal each day through next Sunday.
Tuesday and Wednesday are forecast to be the hottest days of the
week when temperatures could again challenge local records. A
Excessive Heat Watch extending from Death Valley National Park to
Las Vegas and Kingman is in effect for both days.

A low pressure system develops off the southern California and
northern Baja coast later today into Monday when an area of low
pressure becomes disconnected from the main flow, stagnates, and
churns over the open waters through the middle of the week.
Synoptic weather features then work together to snag the low and
pull it inland over the southwestern states on Thursday. This
will result in decreasing but still anomalous temperatures for
later in the week and over the weekend. The model trend for the
beginning of the following week continues to favor above normal
temperatures

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Wind components may vary from 160-200
degrees with gusts 20-24 knots through late afternoon then should
become settled from 200-210 degrees by sunset as speeds decrease to
around 8 knots and persist overnight. Light and variable winds
Monday morning will become east-southeast 6-8 knots during the
afternoon. No significant clouds below 20 kft.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...South-southwest winds with gusts 20-25 knots will
persist across most of the area through late afternoon then decrease
to less than 10 knots after sunset and overnight. The exception will
be KDAG where west winds gusting 20-25 knots will occur 00Z-09Z.
Diurnal winds generally less than 10 knots can be expected Monday.
High clouds will become few-scattered overnight through
Monday.

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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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DISCUSSION...Salmen
AVIATION...Adair

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