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FXUS65 KVEF 160941
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
240 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A COOL AND DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION TODAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN THURSDAY
AND CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES INCHING CLOSER TO
NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...NORTHERLY FLOW IS FORECAST
THROUGH FRIDAY RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS AND OCCASIONAL HIGH
CLOUDS. ENHANCED NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY TODAY WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH. ELSEWHERE...A WEAKENING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO LIGHTER WINDS TODAY AND
THURSDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND BECOMING LOCALLY GUSTY.
THE STRONGEST NORTH WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WARM ALOFT TODAY AND SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL SEE
AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES WHILE MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE
LITTLE TO NO WARMING AND POSSIBLY A DEGREE OR TWO OF COOLING. WARMER
AIR WORKS ITS WAY TO TO THE SURFACE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO WARM SEVERAL DEGREES...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL REMAIN
BELOW NORMAL.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER IS
EXPECTED IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. MODELS ARE IN REASONABLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS RIDGE WILL
RESULT IN TEMPERATURES THAT ARE RIGHT AROUND NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR...AS WELL AS DRY AND GENERALLY CLEAR CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRE
FORECAST PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS GENERALLY NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO
12KTS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KTS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OTHER THAN OCCASIONAL
GUSTY NORTH WINDS...NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEK.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING BEFORE DECREASING IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LIGHTER NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE
GUSTS OVER 20KTS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN. OTHER THAN OCCASIONAL
GUSTY NORTH WINDS...NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...NONE.
&&
$$
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