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FXUS66 KOTX 200535
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1035 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Breezy westerly winds Wednesday.

- Warm and dry through the week.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Winds will briefly increase tonight into Wednesday with the
passage of a weak front. Then, a persistent ridging pattern
will lead to a warming and drying trend across the region
Thursday through early next week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Seasonable temperatures will continue into Wednesday. A rather
weak trough will pass through the region tonight into Wednesday
leading to some locally breezy westerly winds with gusts to
around 25 mph. Conditions will remain generally dry, though an
isolated light shower can`t be completely ruled out across the
central ID panhandle. By Wednesday night, the system pushes
eastward, then ridging is anticipated to build and strengthen
across the Inland Northwest for the remainder of the 7-day
forecast. Expect steadily rising daytime temperatures into
the weekend and early next week. Afternoon temps for Saturday
through next Tuesday look to run about 10-15 degrees above
normal. Dry conditions to persist. /KD

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.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: VFR conditions will prevail through the next 24 hours.
A weak weather system moving through will bring passing mid and
high clouds along with breezy southwest winds late Wednesday
morning through the afternoon. Gusts 15-25 knots are anticipated
for all TAF sites during this time, with the stronger push of
winds delayed until 23/00Z for KEAT.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for conditions to remain VFR.

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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:/weather.gov/otx/avndashboard

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.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        56  84  53  86  54  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  57  84  53  86  54  90 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        53  81  51  85  50  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       63  89  61  93  60  97 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       47  84  44  87  44  91 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      52  82  48  85  50  87 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        59  81  57  85  58  90 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     56  87  52  88  54  94 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      63  86  59  88  63  93 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           58  87  54  87  56  93 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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