Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Furnace Creek, CA

DISCUSSION
Today through Monday.

This morning, very light radar returns continue across far southern Nevada and far northwestern Arizona. As the associated area of low pressure continues to push eastward, skies will clear behind it, allowing for a mostly sunny Tuesday. Minor ridging sets up today and Wednesday, allowing temperatures to increase back toward seasonal normals. This will be brief, though, as a closed area of low pressure is expected to drop through the southern Great Basin from the Gulf of Alaska late-week. This system has cold origins, and as a result, will bring along with it a stark temperature drop as its cold front pushes through the region. Along with a drop in temperatures, gusty pre-frontal southwest winds can be expected areawide on Thursday, with wind gusts typically between 35 and 45 mph with greater values in the higher terrain. Expect gusty post- frontal north winds Thursday night and Friday, with strongest wind speeds along north-south valleys, such as along the Colorado River Valley. Will continue to assess the need and timing of wind-related headlines over the next few shifts. Precipitation chances largely remain north of our forecast area, though portions of Lincoln County have a 20 to 30 percent chance of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms on Thursday. Snow levels rapidly drop below 3000 feet, so a dusting of snow in the higher elevations of northern Lincoln County cannot be ruled out. High pressure returns over the weekend, allowing skies to clear and temperatures to rebound back closer to seasonal normals.

AVIATION
For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Winds at or below 8KT are expected today and tonight.
Light and variable winds will become south to southeast this afternoon, then will transition to the southwest after sunset. FEW to SCT clouds will develop this afternoon around 8000-10kft, otherwise clear skies are expected.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California
For the 12Z Forecast Package
Isolated showers in southern Nevada and northwest Arizona will dissipate through the early morning hours, then a dry forecast is expected the rest of the period. Winds will be lighter today across the region and generally favor typical wind directional patterns. Scattered daytime cumulus clouds will develop this afternoon, mainly over southern Nevada and western Arizona, but VFR conditions are expected across the region today and tonight.


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