Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
942 FNUS85 KVEF 180937 FWLVEF ECCDA DISCUSSIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 237 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026 ##################################################################### ## ## ## DISCUSSIONS FROM THE LATEST FWF BELOW ## ## ## ##################################################################### ...DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF... A STRETCH OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK BEFORE MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TEENS WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ONLY IN THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS MOST OF THE WEEK WITH AN ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE THURSDAY THEN INCREASING STORM CHANCES AND COVERAGE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS MONSOON MOISTURE RETURNS. DIURNAL WIND PATTERN EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS MAINLY IN THE 15-25 MPH RANGE. ...DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX... HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR INLAND AREAS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY FOR FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF AVERAGE FOR NEXT MONDAY. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ...DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR... ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH A STEADY INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MOST LOWER DESERT COMMUNITIES WILL SEE TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT AROUND 110-113 DEGREES. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15-25% TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 20-30% STARTING WEDNESDAY. OUTSIDE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM, OVERALL WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE TYPICAL DIURNAL TENDENCIES WITH SOME MODEST AFTERNOON UPSLOPE GUSTINESS. ##################################################################### ## ## ## AFTER REVIEWING THE FWF DISCUSSIONS (ABOVE) - COMPLETE ## ## THE DISCUSSION (BELOW) FOR THE ECCDA FORECAST ## ## WHEN DONE CLICK TRANSMIT, PRODUCT SENT AS KVEFFWLVEF ## ## ## ##################################################################### ECC027-190345- SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH- DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH 237 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026 A STRETCH OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK BEFORE MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TEENS WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ONLY IN THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS MOST OF THE WEEK WITH AN ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE THURSDAY THEN INCREASING STORM CHANCES AND COVERAGE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS MONSOON MOISTURE RETURNS. DIURNAL WIND PATTERN EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS MAINLY IN THE 15-25 MPH RANGE. $$