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FXUS65 KVEF 031706
AFDLAS

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
905 AM PST WED JAN 3 2001

SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND 
NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PRODUCE 
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

DISCUSSION...
RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA IN THE SHORT TERM. HOWEVER EXPECT 
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE FAR SRN ZONES 
DURING THE DAY THU. THIS MOISTURE WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSED 
UPPER LOW OFF THE BAJA CA COAST. INCIDENTALLY...BASED ON SATELLITE 
IMAGERY IT APPEARED THAT THE AVN AND NGM HAD THE BEST INITIALIZATION 
OF THIS FEATURE...SHOWING THE DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRUCTURE. HOWEVER 
BOTH THE AVN AND NGM SEEMED TO HAVE UNDERESTIMATED THE STRENGTH OF 
THE SOUTHERNMOST LOW CENTER.

MEANWHILE...WEAK N-S GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN LOCAL N 
BREEZES...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS 
FINE...NO UPDATES PLANNED.

.LAS...NONE.