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FXUS65 KVEF 121124
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
424 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

*  Breezy south-southwesterly wind gusts expected across the region
   Friday through the weekend. Continued dry conditions with these
   winds will lead to fire danger.

*  Temperatures cool through the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through Thursday

After hazardously hot conditions from a strong high pressure, the
pattern finally changes into Saturday. A trough is deepening over the
Pacific Northwest and push inland and south into Saturday. This will
help shift the the high pressure eastward, but the space between
these systems will narrow, leading to a stronger pressure gradient
and increasing winds. Breezy winds build through Saturday morning
and will peak that afternoon with widespread gusts above 30 mph
possible and above 40 mph in higher terrain and within favored gaps
and passes. This coupled with very dry conditions will increase fire
weather concerns. Fire Red Flag Warning will go in effect at 11 AM
for Esmeralda, Nye, and portions of Lincoln and Clark counties and
will last into late Saturday night. Winds look to reduce for Sunday
but remain breezy. Longer term models keep breezy winds peaking
around 25 mph each afternoon into the first half of next week, but
winds look to ease in the late week.

As the high pressure pushes east and focuses over Texas,
temperatures (both highs and lows) will begin to decrease through
the weekend. High temps will fall back to around average (90s to
low 100s) before the work week. Low temperatures will see some
reduction, but will plateau in the early work week, and stay
around 5 degrees above average.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast Package...A
lull in gusty winds may occur early this morning before winds
strengthen and shift to the southwest by mid morning, with sustained
speeds over 10 knots and gusts between 20 and 25 knots. Winds start
to decrease in the evening but remain gusty through tonight and into
tomorrow morning, possibly including a lull between midnight and
sunrise. FEW high clouds will filter through the area. Temperatures
exceed 100 degrees between 20Z and 02Z.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...South to southwest winds
will intensify later this morning and afternoon, with gusts around
25 knots in the Las Vegas Valley and around 20 knots in the Colorado
River Valley. Winds favor a more westerly direction at KDAG. Gusty
winds weaken slightly after sunset but last into the evening as
well. FEW to SCT mid and high clouds will filter through the area.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A Red Flag Warning and is in effect from 11AM
Saturday through midnight for Nye, Esmeralda, and portions of
Lincoln and Clark counties. Concerns include RH ranging from 5 to
15% while winds increase to 25 MPH and gusts to around 35 MPH.
Winds will continue into the overnight as humidities begin to
recover by late that night.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Murdock
AVIATION...Meltzer
FIRE WEATHER...Nickerson

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