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FXUS65 KVEF 252021
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
120 PM PDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Northwest breezes will remain over the region
through Tuesday with isolated afternoon showers over the southern
Great Basin and northwest Arizona. Temperatures will be on the rise
Wednesday through Friday along with gusty southwest winds. As March
draws to a close, a slow moving area of low pressure will spread
widespread precipitation across the region Saturday into early next
week.
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.SHORT TERM...through Tuesday night.

Little change in the weather will occur through Tuesday as northwest
flow remains over the region with limited moisture and instability
persisting across south central Nevada leading to isolated showers
primarily for central Nye and Lincoln counties. Sustained north-
northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts between 20 and 30 mph will be
common...especially during the late morning and afternoon hours.
High temps in the upper 60s to lower 70s can be expected across the
Mojave Desert zones which is about 5 degrees below normal.


.LONG TERM...Wednesday through next Monday.

Temperatures will climb a few degrees Wednesday as a ridge moves
over the region region then highs will climb into the mid 70s to
lower 80s across the desert zones Thursday and Friday as southwest
winds increase due to the leading edge of a West Coast pushing
inland. This will resulting in breezy to windy conditions each day
especially along the typical belt from San Bernardino County across
southern Nevada and far northwest Arizona where gusts over 40 mph
will be possible for some areas.

Model ensembles remain in good agreement with digging the center of
the aforementioned low along and just off the California Coast
Saturday and Sunday before it slowly moves inland by Monday. This
has the potential to be more of a widespread wet weather maker than
our most recent storm since it will come in from southern California
as a large closed low with substantial moisture. Precipitation may
begin spreading into Inyo and western San Bernardino counties Friday
night and Saturday morning then chances for precipitation will work
their way into southern Nevada and northwest Arizona Saturday night
and Sunday then linger into Monday due to slow moving nature of the
system. Snow levels will lower to around 6000 feet and there could
be significant accumulations in the Spring Mountains. High
temperatures will drop into the 60s Sunday and Monday across the
deserts.
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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Northwest winds with occasional gusts
to 20kts will continue through the afternoon before turning back to
the west and decreasing this evening. Westerly winds of less than
10kts will then continue through mid-morning Tuesday before
returning to the northwest and increasing to above 10kts with
occasional gusts to 20kts during the afternoon.  While Cloud bases
should remain AOA 10kft AGL through the TAF period at the field,
lower bases and even an isolated shower will be possible over the
higher terrain west and north of the valley this afternoon and early
evening.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...Gusty westerly winds will continue across the western
Mojave Desert into Tuesday, with peak gusts of 30kts expected at
KDAG.  North winds with a few gusts to 20kts are expected at KBIH
this afternoon before decreasing to less than 10kts overnight.  West
to north winds in the Colorado River valley this afternoon will
become light and variable overnight, and light southerly winds are
forecast for Tuesday.  A few isolated showers are possible over far
northeast areas of the region into this evening, and cloud bases in
and near any shower activity will decrease to near 8kft AGL.
Elsewhere, cloud bases should remain AOA 10kft AGL through the TAF
period.
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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...Adair
AVIATION...Planz

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