048
FXUS66 KOTX 020249
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
749 PM PDT Mon Jul 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Mountain showers, seasonal temperatures, and breezy winds will
recur through Wednesday. A drier and much warmer pattern will set
up by the end of the work week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Early evening update: A weak mid level wave passing through the
region in combination with some mid level instability has resulted
in scattered showers persisting through the evening over the
eastern third of WA and the Idaho Panhandle. Made some updates to
the forecast based on current radar trends. The NAM and HRRR
suggests some shower activity may persist beyond sunset into the
early overnight hours from the Coeur d`Alene area into the Central
Panhandle Mountains so the forecast reflects this as well. JW

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.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over NE
Washington into the Idaho Panhandle will weaken after sunset with
the loss of daytime heating. Thunderstorms are not expected to
impact any of the TAF sites. VFR conditions will persist at the
TAF sites, with breezy west winds around the Wenatchee area with
gusts to around 30 kts this evening.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in
VFR conditions.

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Confidence descriptors:
Low - Less than a 30 percent chance
Moderate - 30 to 70 percent chance
High - Greater than a 70 percent chance

For additional probabilistic information for NWS Spokane airports,
please refer to the Aviation Dashboard on our webpage:
https:/www.weather.gov/otx/avndashboard

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        54  80  52  82  54  87 /  10   0   0  10   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  53  77  52  77  52  83 /  20   0  10  10   0   0
Pullman        52  76  49  77  51  83 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       60  86  58  85  59  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       45  79  45  79  45  85 /  10  10  10  10   0   0
Sandpoint      50  75  48  75  48  81 /  30  20  20  30  10   0
Kellogg        55  73  53  73  54  79 /  20   0  10  20   0   0
Moses Lake     54  86  55  88  55  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      58  82  57  86  60  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           54  85  55  85  56  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...None.
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