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FXUS65 KVEF 111133
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
333 AM PST Wed Feb 11 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* A Pacific low brings cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and
  precipitation chances through Friday.

* The unsettled pattern continues as a more potent system takes aim
  late weekend into next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through early next week.

Precipitation remains focused across the Sierra early this morning
with light to moderate snow falling mainly above the 7000 foot
level where several inches of accumulation are expected by
sunrise. Elsewhere, only very light and spotty precipitation has
occured, with just sprinkles reaching the desert valley floors.
Precipitation through the afternoon today will remain quite light
and spotty, and mainly focused across the eastern Mojave Desert
into southern Nevada, though cloud cover will be more noticable
than anything else. Otherwise, breezy conditions continue across
our northwestern zones and the Owens Valley early this morning but
will gradually ease by daybreak and I anticipate being able to let
the wind advisories expire on time. By Friday, shower chances
will become limited to mainly northwest Arizona.

A break in the action is still expected Saturday before another
stronger storm system makes its approach on the West Coast.
Mountain snow will spread into the Sierra by Sunday evening with
precipitation chances spreading eastward on Monday and Tuesday.
This system continues to look colder than its predecessor and
mountain snow impacts appear more likely with this system early
next week. However, timing uncertainties as well as differences in
forecast precipitation amounts persist with the extended guidance
so uncertainty remains elevated. Nonetheless, confidence is high
that the active weather pattern will continue and trend colder
next week.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Light
and variable winds early this morning will shift to the south mid
morning, then veer to the south-southwest becoming elevated and
at least intermittently gusty. Sustained speeds will increase to
10-15KT, with higher gusts to around 20KT expected, especially
during the afternoon. Gusts diminish late afternoon into early
evening, with winds remaining around 10-12KT until around daybreak.
SCT-BKN ceilings around 10-12kft are expected through a majority
of the forecast period, with some improvement expected overnight.
Terrain obscuration is expected at times today, with rain and snow
showers confined to the higher terrain surrounding the Valley.


For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Gusty south-
southeasterly winds will continue through the Owens Valley today,
with gusts to 20-30KT expected through sunset before winds
gradually diminish. A few showers and brief lower ceilings are
possible early in the period, though most activity will remain
over the Sierra. Elsewhere, precipitation largely remains focused
over the terrain, with winds expected to ramp up out of the south
to southwest areawide through the morning with gusts to around
20-25KT common. Across the western Mojave, winds will maintain
more of a westerly component, with gusts diminishing through the
late afternoon and evening. Ceilings will generally be SCT-BKN
around 10-12kft, with some improvement expected overnight.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Outler
AVIATION...Phillipson

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