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FXUS66 KOTX 112136
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
236 PM PDT Thu Jul 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
While the extreme heat has eased, it will stay hot, dry and
locally breezy through the week. Areas of haze and smoke will
linger over the Inland NW from local fires.

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.DISCUSSION...
Tonight through next Wednesday: Hot and dry conditions will persist
over the next seven days under a mainly zonal flow pattern. High
temperatures will be in the 90s for most locations with the
exception of our warmest spots including the deeper Columbia Basin,
Okanogan Valley, and L-C Valley, which will continue to be at or
just above 100F. Low temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s,
providing some overnight relief for those who don`t have air
conditioning. Breezy winds will recur each afternoon.

With warm temperatures and high mixing heights sticking around for
the foreseeable future, the Pioneer Fire south of Stehekin and
several other large fires in Oregon and California will continue to
generate large amounts of smoke. This will likely result in degraded
air quality for the Lake Chelan area and hazy skies regionwide. Some
smoke may make it to the surface at times. Each night, the smoke
will settle in the lake basin and drift down toward Manson. During
the day, the smoke will shift back toward the north end of the lake.
There is a chance the smoke will seep over into the Methow Valley as
well. The latest air quality readings and smoke outlooks can be
found at fire.airnow.gov. /Fewkes

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.AVIATION...

18Z TAFS: VFR conditions continue. Local reductions in visibility
possible near and downwind of Lake Chelan due to smoke from the
Pioneer Fire. Anticipate locally gusty. The northerly winds in the
Okanogan Valley should subside by 20z, while westerly winds will
pick up across the Columbia Basin, Palouse and Spokane area after
20z and in the Wenatchee area after 00z. rfox.

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        62  95  62  96  64  95 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  60  92  60  94  61  94 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        57  92  58  92  59  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       67 102  68 104  69 104 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       54  94  54  95  54  93 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      56  89  56  92  55  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        64  90  65  92  66  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     60  99  61 100  61  99 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      67  99  68 100  67  99 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           65 101  65 102  64 102 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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