Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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598 FXUS66 KOTX 240550 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1050 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Monday will feature sunshine, light winds and seasonal temperatures. Tuesday and Wednesday will be warm with afternoon temperatures in the 80s to low 90s. Thursday and Friday will be cooler with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. && .DISCUSSION... Red Flag Warnings were allowed to expire at 8 PM as winds began to diminish. Relative humidity levels also climbed above critically low thresholds. For the remainder of the the night, pressure gradients will continue to relax with the majority of the Inland Northwest experiencing winds in the 5 to 15 mph range. Surface high pressure will build over the region Monday and Tuesday leading to a couple days of relatively light winds and sunshine. Afternoon temperatures Monday ranging from the mid 70s in north Idaho and northeast Washington to the low 80s in the Columbia Basin and L-C Valley will be very near average for late June. Readings for Tuesday and Wednesday will be about 10 degrees warmer...low 80s to low 90s. /GKoch && .AVIATION... 06z TAFS: Winds have diminished since peaking late in the afternoon. Surface high pressure will build overnight into Monday leading to light winds and mainly clear skies. VFR conditions east of the Cascades. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in VFR conditions through the TAF period. /GKoch ----------------------- 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 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 48 76 51 87 56 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Coeur d`Alene 47 74 50 84 56 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Pullman 45 74 49 85 55 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Lewiston 55 81 57 95 64 92 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 40 76 44 84 49 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 30 Sandpoint 45 73 46 82 50 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 20 Kellogg 49 72 53 83 60 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Moses Lake 47 82 52 92 58 87 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Wenatchee 52 81 57 89 63 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Omak 48 79 54 89 59 87 / 0 0 0 0 0 20 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. && $$