Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
230 FNUS85 KVEF 032055 FWLVEF ECCDA DISCUSSIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 155 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2024 ##################################################################### ## ## ## DISCUSSIONS FROM THE LATEST FWF BELOW ## ## ## ##################################################################### ...DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF... A POTENT STORM SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. HIGH ELEVATION SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY WILL SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY LEADING TO A DUSTING OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL STAY A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL MUCH OF THE WEEK. ...DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX... COOLER CONDITIONS; PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS; AND PERIODS OF SHOWERS IN AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ON SUNDAY, HIGHS FOR INLAND AREAS WILL BE 10 TO 15, LOCALLY UP TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL PEAK AT 55 TO 65 MPH, A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE GORGONIO PASS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN THIS WEEKEND WILL BE ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. ...DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR... WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO THIS WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT AND DIURNAL WINDS AND TYPICAL AFTERNOON BREEZINESS TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TOMORROW IN THE LOW TO MID 90S ACROSS THE LOWER DESERTS. GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING, PARTICULARLY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WHERE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS INCREASE ACROSS ARIZONA HEADING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS ACROSS SOUTH- CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA CLIMBING UPWARDS OF 30-40 MPH AND SOME GUSTS POTENTIALLY EXCEEDING 40 MPH, PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. MIN RHS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE AROUND 10-20%, WHILE OVERNIGHT MAX RHS WILL BE AROUND 30-60% FOR MOST AREAS. ##################################################################### ## ## ## AFTER REVIEWING THE FWF DISCUSSIONS (ABOVE) - COMPLETE ## ## THE DISCUSSION (BELOW) FOR THE ECCDA FORECAST ## ## WHEN DONE CLICK TRANSMIT, PRODUCT SENT AS KVEFFWLVEF ## ## ## ##################################################################### ECC027-041500- SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH- DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH 155 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2024 COOLER CONDITIONS; PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS; AND PERIODS OF SHOWERS IN AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ON SUNDAY, STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL PEAK AT 55 TO 65 MPH, A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE GORGONIO PASS. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. $$