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FXUS65 KVEF 150941
AFDVEF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
240 AM PDT MON MAR 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK STORM WILL MOVE
INTO CENTRAL NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY.
&&

.SHORT TERM...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
TODAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE FLATTENING ON WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL
STILL BE SEEN ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM TO AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...MODELS STILL SHOWING A WEAK SYSTEM TO BRUSH BY TO THE
EAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS WILL
ALSO BRING SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR TO THE CWA AND AN INCREASE IN
NORTHERLY WINDS ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...CLEAR SKIES WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
5-8KTS MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...NORTHERLY WINDS 10-15KTS OVER MANY LOCATIONS WITH AREAS
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY STILL EXPERIENCING NORTH WINDS
10-20KTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...NONE.
&&

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