Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Furnace Creek, CA

DISCUSSION
Today through early next week.

A couple of weak weather systems will push southward through Nevada the next couple of days provide isolated showers to northern Lincoln County the next couple of afternoons. Northerly winds will be enhanced down the Colorado River Valley behind each one of these systems but don't look to be strong enough to warrant and wind advisories. Otherwise temperatures will rise slowly through Friday before a more substantial increase in temperatures on Saturday as a ridge of high pressure builds into the area.

By early next week, a more substantial system will move onshore along the California coast but at this point there remains uncertainty on its depth and exact track. The system will provide increasing winds area wide along with substantially lower temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. Additionally, at this point there is a chance of precipitation (20-40%), especially across the Sierra and southern Great Basin. Some ensemble members (about 40%)
are showing fairly high rainfall totals (>0.5") in locations like Bishop.


AVIATION
For Harry Reid
For the 00Z Forecast Package
Winds will generally remain less than 8 kts through the forecast period while following typical diurnal direction trends. Cannot rule out an isolated thermally-induced gust between 10 and 15 kts in the afternoons, but this will not be persistent enough to include in the prevailing TAF. No operationally significant cloud cover.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California
For the 00Z Forecast Package
Winds will generally remain less than 8 kts through the forecast period, with typical diurnal direction trends. The exception will be at KDAG where gusty west winds will continue through sunset before returning Thursday afternoon. No operationally significant cloud cover.


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