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FXUS66 KOTX 201648
AFDOTX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
948 AM PDT Mon May 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will provide mainly dry, warm conditions today. A
strong storm system enters the region on Tuesday and Wednesday,
with a good threat of rain, and the potential for thunderstorms.
The system will also usher in significantly cooler temperatures.
Cool, showery weather will continue into the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Updated the forecast to tweak high temperatures slightly with
readings reaching the 70s by afternoon. The morning fog has
mostly burned off and expect a few cumulus build ups on the ridges
of northeast Washington and the Idaho panhandle from late morning
onward. High pressure will be over the region for the next 24
hours. /rfox.

&&

.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS: High pressure moves across the region today. Patchy fog
will be found across ne WA/nrn ID through 15-17z, including in the
vcnty of the KGEG/KSFF/KCOE TAF sites. Otherwise dry/VFR
conditions are expected.  Mid and high clouds increase from the
west late tonight into Tuesday morning as low pressure and a cold
front approach. /J. Cote`




&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        71  51  75  43  51  38 /   0   0  10  80  90  40
Coeur d`Alene  71  46  77  45  48  39 /   0   0  10  70  90  50
Pullman        72  48  74  42  50  37 /   0   0   0  70  70  30
Lewiston       77  52  81  48  58  41 /   0   0   0  60  70  30
Colville       78  45  78  46  56  40 /   0   0  40  80  80  60
Sandpoint      71  44  77  45  52  39 /  10   0  20  70  80  70
Kellogg        66  50  76  44  46  37 /  10   0  10  60  90  70
Moses Lake     79  51  74  46  61  41 /   0   0  40  50  30  30
Wenatchee      77  53  67  46  58  43 /   0   0  50  60  40  40
Omak           78  48  71  46  60  40 /   0   0  70  90  70  50

&&

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

$$