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FXUS65 KVEF 290506
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MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
905 PM PST MON OCT 28 2002

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OFF THE WEST COAST 
WILL KEEP A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND 
MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY ON 
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING OFF THE PACIFIC. 
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.

.DISCUSSION...A POSITIVE TILT TROUGH OVER THE NORTHWEST STATES AND 
AND A RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST WAS PRODUCING A FAST NORTHWEST FLOW 
ALOFT ACROSS NEVADA. SOME DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW WILL MOVE THROUGH 
EAST CENTRAL NEVADA AND INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH OVERNIGHT. A BRIEF 
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED ALONG THE LINCOLN COUNTY/UTAH BORDER THIS 
AFTERNOON BUT NO ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED. A BIT OF A 
CLOSE CALL FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...BUT IT 
APPEARS THAT ANY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE 
CONFINED TO SOUTHERN UTAH TONIGHT AS THE VORT MAX ROLLS ACROSS.
HIGH CLOUDS WERE DISSIPATING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST 
AREA BUT THERE MAY BE SOME REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAST 
FLOW. NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS SHOULD BE IN THE 10-20 MPH RANGE 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA TUESDAY WHILE THE 
SOUTHERN HALF REMAINS FAIRLY LIGHT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 
DIMINISHING HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS SOME ZONES TONIGHT...ALL THE TRENDS 
ARE ESSENTIALLY COVERED IN THE GOING FORECAST AND NO UPDATES ARE 
NECESSARY. A FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN SETS UP THROUGH THE WEEK 
AS THE FLOW TURNS WESTERLY WEDNESDAY AND A WEAK RIDGE MOVES OVER THE 
REGION THURSDAY.  ADAIR

.LAS...NONE.