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FXUS65 KVEF 310236
AFDVEF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
635 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2005

.SYNOPSIS...DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN 
AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH 
PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF NEVADA.
&&

.UPDATE...NORTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. WILL 
UPDATE AND REMOVE BREEZY WORDING THIS EVENING.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION....245 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2005...NORTHERLY FLOW 
ALOFT TO REMAIN OVER THE CWA THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A WEAK SHORT WAVE 
DROPS ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS SHORT WAVE IS THEN PROGGED TO 
ENHANCED SOUTHWEST/NORTHEAST ORIENTED TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA. 
AS TROUGH IS ENHANCED FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE CWA TO BECOME MORE 
NORTHEAST LATE TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. LITTLE DYNAMICS 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE...THUS OVERALL PATTERN TO BE DRY INTO 
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDS MAY BE SEEN INTO 
TUESDAY AS SHORT WAVE PASSES BUT WILL GO WITH MOSTLY CLEAR AT THIS 
POINT. SURFACE HIGH BUILDING OVER NORTHERN NEVADA KICKED UP WINDS 
ACROSS THE SOUTH TODAY WITH 11+MB BETWEEN KRNO AND KLAS THIS 
AFTERNOON. GRADIENTS TO RELAX SOMEWHAT MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT 
STILL LOOK FOR LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS AS NORTH FLOW ALOFT 
CONTINUES. UNDER THE NORTH FLOW TEMPS SHOULD NOT WARM MUCH DURING 
THE FIRST OF THE WEEK...WITH MOST READINGS BEING NEAR NORMAL INTO 
TUESDAY. 
&&   

.LONG TERM...GFS HAS BACKED OFF FROM ITS RUN 24 HOURS AGO AND KEEPS 
THE UPPER LOW SITUATED OVER NORTHERN BAJA WITH A RIDGE NOSING INTO 
NORTHERN NEVADA. THIS LOW IS FAR ENOUGH SOUTH NOT TO BRING ANY 
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INTO THE CWA...ALTHOUGH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS MAY 
DRIFT NORTH AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH THE EXTENDED AND CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO 
REMAIN DRY.
&&

.AVIATION...TAF ADEQUATELY COVERS ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED 
AT KLAS THIS PERIOD.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...NONE.
.AZ...NONE.
.CA...NONE. 
&&

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