431 
FXUS65 KVEF 170320
AFDLAS

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
820 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 2001

SYNOPSIS...A DRY WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE DESERT 
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS 
WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE REGION WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN 
NEAR THE SEASONAL NORMALS.

DISCUSSION...SATELLITE SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE MOVING TO THE EAST THIS 
EVENING AS HIGH CLOUDS START TO BREAK UP OVER THE CWA. SHORTWAVE 
CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHICH MODELS SHOW 
WEAKENING THE RIDGE A LITTLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE IT 
REBUILDS. IN THE SHORT TERM...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWEST 
FLOW WILL PREVAIL. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD SO NO UPDATES PLANNED 
AT THIS TIME.


.LAS...NONE.