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MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
200 AM PST SAT MAR 2 1996

IR LOOP SHWG VRBL AMOUNTS OF HI CLDS ACRS SRN HLF OF FCST RGN
THIS MRNG.  WV PIXS INDICATE ORIENTATION OF DEFORMATION AXIS THAT
HAS SPLIT CWA IN HALF PAST DAY NRLY STATIONARY.  SO AGN TDA TRAIN
OF TROPICAL HI CLDS TO STAY CONFINED S OF A LN FROM IGM-LAS-TPH.
AFT 24HRS CUT-OFF LOW NR 40N/140W BEGINS TO WKN AND LIFT TOWARD
PAC NW CST.  FLO ALOFT BEGINS TO BACK TNGT AS RDG OVR GRT BASIN
DAMPENS.  ETA-X/RFS SHWG TROPICAL MSTR BAND AOA 500MB MOVG ACRS
FCST RGN TNGT AND SUN SO WILL INDICATE MOR CLDS...ESP FOR SUN.
ONE MOR DAY OF WNDS ALNG CO RVR VLY AS SFC HI RMNS IN GRT BASIN.
WNDS SHUD START TO DIMINISH LATE IN DAY.  LARGE DIFFERENCE IN
TEMPS CONTG IN MDLS ESP SUN.  FWC...67 AND THE FAN...76.  WHAT
GIVES?  PAST TRENDS SHWG FWC MOR REASONABLE.  NEW MRF RUNS SHWG
NXT TROF TO SLIDE EWD FURTHER N OF CWA TUE.  EFFECT ON FpCST RGN
ENDS UP AS LESS COOLING AND CHC OF SHWRS FOR THE FAR S.  LAS 000.
PIERCE