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FXUS66 KOTX 111726
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1026 AM 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...

Today through Wednesday: Temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees cooler
today, staying consistent over the next week, with only slight
fluctuations by a couple degrees. Flow will stay mainly zonal with a
light ridge building in on Sunday, allowing for continued sunny
skies, hot temperatures, and slightly increased winds. This zonal
flow vs. the normal high pressures we have won`t allow for the days
with no wind, although a nice light breeze with this heat may feel
more enjoyable. Nighttime lows will generally be in the upper 50s to
mid 60s, allowing those without AC to open up their house at night.

Zonal flow will also keep pushing smoke from the Pioneer Fire and
additional fires in Oregon towards Eastern WA and the ID Panhandle.
Expect hazy skies to continue, with period of smoke making it to the
surface from time to time. Most of the smoke will stay elevated,
with decreased air quality around Lake Chelan. The latest air
quality readings and smoke outlooks can be found at fire.airnow.gov.
/KM

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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        64  95  61  96  62  97 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  62  92  60  93  60  95 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        60  90  58  93  60  93 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       71 100  67 103  69 105 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       55  95  54  95  55  95 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      59  90  55  91  55  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        67  90  65  92  65  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     61  99  60  99  61 100 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      67  97  66 100  69  99 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           64 100  65 101  65 103 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Heat Advisory until 10 PM PDT this evening for Central Panhandle
     Mountains-Northern Panhandle.

     Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM PDT this evening for Coeur
     d`Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce
     Counties-Lewiston Area.

WA...Heat Advisory until 10 PM PDT this evening for Northeast
     Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Western Chelan County.

     Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM PDT this evening for Central
     Chelan County-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake
     Area-Northeast Blue Mountains-Okanogan Valley-Spokane Area-
     Upper Columbia Basin-Washington Palouse-Waterville Plateau-
     Wenatchee Area-Western Okanogan County.

     Red Flag Warning until 11 PM PDT this evening for East Portion
     of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National
     Recreation Area (Zone 697)-East Washington Central Cascades
     (Zone 696)-Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone
     705)-Methow Valley (Zone 704)-Okanogan Valley (Zone 703)-
     Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone
     707).

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