Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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579 FXUS66 KOTX 300442 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 942 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Temperatures will be very chilly Monday morning with frost and freeze conditions. Another cold front on Tuesday will bring breezy winds Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. && .DISCUSSION... Quick update sent to expire the red flag and blowing dust products. As winds decrease, the combination of clear skies and a very dry air mass will result in rapid drop in temperatures with near to below freezing conditions for areas. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS: VFR skies will be in place across the forecast area through Monday night with high pressure building over the Northwest. Winds have come down in the last 2 hours and will continue to weaken further with speeds below 10 mph for all sites by 07z. Some high clouds coming into the Cascades tomorrow night, otherwise a very dry air mass will support clear skies. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in VFR conditions for all terminals. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 35 63 39 69 43 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 35 61 38 67 44 66 / 0 0 0 0 10 0 Pullman 34 60 36 69 45 64 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewiston 41 65 43 75 53 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 28 63 31 66 29 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 34 59 35 62 38 64 / 0 0 0 0 10 0 Kellogg 36 58 42 67 47 62 / 0 0 0 0 10 0 Moses Lake 34 65 38 72 42 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 39 65 46 73 48 67 / 0 0 0 0 10 0 Omak 36 66 43 70 42 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday for Central Panhandle Mountains-Idaho Palouse-Northern Panhandle. Frost Advisory from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday for Coeur d`Alene Area-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties. WA...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday for Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Washington Palouse. Frost Advisory from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday for Moses Lake Area- Okanogan Valley-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin- Waterville Plateau. && $$