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FXUS65 KVEF 210441
AFDLAS

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
840 PM PST WED MAR 20 2002

SYNOPSIS...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE 
WESTERN STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT 
WARMING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR 
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN BEGIN 
TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST FRIDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND 
OF WINDY...COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE COMING WEEKEND.

DISCUSSION...SATELLITE SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION 
WITH HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO BUILD OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. IN 
THE SHORT TERM WINDS TO REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT 
TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE NORMALS. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH 
RIDGE MOVING TO THE EAST AND MOVING NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG 
THE COAST BY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER 
THE SIERRA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. CURRENT FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE SO 
NO NEED TO UPDATE AT THIS TIME.

.LAS...NONE.