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MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
847 AM PST FRI MAR 24 2000

SYNOPSIS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN VARYING AMOUNTS OF HIGH CLOUDINESS.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
THE YEAR. 

DISCUSSION...CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND I AM PLANNING NO UPDATES
THIS MORNING. ONLY MINOR CONCERN THIS MORNING IS POSSIBILITY OF
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NRN NYE COUNTY MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON. ETA SHOWS LIFTED INDICES BETWEEN -1 AND -2 AND WEAK
DEFORMATION AXIS SAGGING SWD BUT VERY SKIMPY MOISTURE AND NO APPARENT
LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. ETA ALSO GENERATES A SMALL AMOUNT OF CAPE.
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF A SHOWER OR TWO DEVELOPS OVER THE HIGH
COUNTRY BUT FOR NOW WILL LEAVE PARTLY CLOUDY FORECAST.
OTHERWISE...JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS AND WINDS BELOW BREEZY CATEGORY.
QUICK GLANCE AT NEW 12Z MODEL RUNS DON'T LOOK GOOD FOR RAIN CHANCES
IN ANY OF OUR AREA THROUGH MONDAY...EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLY FAR SRN
ZONES...BUT WILL EXAMINE THIS MORE FOR AFTERNOON PACKAGE. SKRBAC

.LAS...NONE

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