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FXUS66 KOTX 121828
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1128 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
The upcoming weather moving into the weekend will feature a few
chances of mostly mountain showers along with a warming trend.
There will be a small chance for thunderstorms near the Lewiston-
Clarkston Valley Friday and Saturday afternoons. High
temperatures for much of the area will climb into the 70s over
the weekend. A cold front will bring a return of cooler and
showery weather early next week. Cold front passage will bring
breezy to windy conditions Sunday afternoon through Monday.

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.DISCUSSION...

Update: Forecast update to extend the mention of thunderstorms
this evening and overnight into portions of the Washington and
Idaho Palouse and Shoshone county. No other significant changes
made. /Pelatti


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.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: Slight chance of thunderstorms between 1Z-7Z Saturday
over southeast portion of the aviation area. Have coded the
potential in 18Z TAFS for KLWS and KPUW. Otherwise VFR conditions
to prevail with various mostly middle and high cloud drifting
overhead. /Pelatti


FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in
persistent VFR conditions, Exception may be for MVFR conditions at
times with any thunderstorms that develop roughly south and east
of a line from Ritzville to Coeur d` Alene to Clark Fork. /Pelatti

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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        65  45  72  45  73  43 /   0  10   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  64  43  71  43  72  42 /  10  10   0   0  10   0
Pullman        64  44  71  45  70  42 /  10  40   0   0  20  20
Lewiston       70  50  77  50  76  48 /  10  40   0   0  20  20
Colville       65  39  72  41  75  40 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      62  40  68  40  71  43 /  10  10   0   0  10   0
Kellogg        63  45  69  47  72  44 /  10  20   0   0  20  10
Moses Lake     67  42  76  45  79  43 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      65  46  74  49  75  46 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           66  41  74  44  77  43 /  10   0   0   0   0   0

&&

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

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