575 
FXUS65 KVEF 090402
AFDLAS

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
900 PM PDT MON OCT 8 2001

SYNOPSIS...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION 
ON TUESDAY...BRINGING COOL DRY AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE DESERT 
SOUTHWEST DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MORE COOL AIR WILL MOVE IN 
LATE ON THURSDAY. THE BREEZY AND COOLER WEATHER WILL GIVE WAY TO A 
GRADUAL WARMING TREND NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM 
THE WEST.

DISCUSSION...SHORT WAVE PRESENTLY CROSSING NORTHERN NEVADA WITH 
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT LYING ACROSS NORTHWEST NEVADA. SATELLITE AND 
RADAR DATA INDICATE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY OCCURRING FROM ELKO 
SOUTHWEST TO NEAR AUSTIN. AS SHORT WAVE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EAST 
OVERNIGHT...THIS BAND MAY BRUSH FAR NORTHEAST NYE AND NORTHERN 
LINCOLN COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA...THUNDERSTORMS 
ENDED BEFORE SUNSET WITH BAND OF MID/HIGH CLOUDS SHIFTING EAST 
ACROSS ARIZONA/UTAH. FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ETA SHOWS DRY 
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER NEVADA WITH TWO VERY WEAK EMBEDDED RIPPLES IN 
THE FLOW. THOSE WEAK RIPPLES WILL BE ASSOCIATED BY SOME HIGH LEVEL 
MOISTURE. AT THE SURFACE...COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE WITH PASSAGE HERE IN LAS VEGAS OCCURRING 
SOMETIME LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY. 

A FEW FIRST PERIOD MODIFICATIONS PLANNED...OTHERWISE REMAINDER OF 
PACKAGE FINE. PIERCE  

.LAS...NONE.