Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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-- Discussion containing changed information from previous version are highlighted. --423 FXUS66 KOTX 230408 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 908 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A dry cold front on Sunday will create elevated to critical fire weather concerns over portions of central and eastern Washington with widespread breezy to windy conditions. This will likely be followed by temperatures cooling back down towards normal values by Monday. Another warm up arrives on Tuesday and Wednesday before the next weather system arrives on Thursday. && .DISCUSSION...-- Changed Discussion --Evening update: The Red Flag Warning has been expanded into the Wenatchee, Chelan, and Waterville areas as well as the Okanogan Valley for Sunday afternoon and evening. While the relative humidity Sunday afternoon may be marginal for Red Flag criteria (20 percent or less) around Wenatchee and Waterville, sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph will begin by 10 or 11 am and increase to 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph by 3 pm. The duration of the wind, magnitude of the gusts, and recent dryness tipped the scales to adding these areas to the Red Flag Warning. /GKoch-- End Changed Discussion --&& .AVIATION... 00z TAFS: This evening and tonight, winds will be light at 10 knots or less under thin high clouds above 10k feet AGL. Sunday, winds will become breezy and gusty out of the southwest with a dry cold front passage. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in VFR conditions through 00z Monday. ----------------------- 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...-- Changed Discussion --Spokane 58 80 48 77 50 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 56 79 47 74 49 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pullman 57 77 45 74 49 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewiston 65 89 55 84 56 91 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 50 79 40 77 43 83 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 53 77 45 72 45 79 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kellogg 60 76 50 72 51 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moses Lake 57 83 48 82 51 89 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 60 77 52 81 55 87 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omak 56 84 48 81 52 86 / 0 0 0 0 0 0-- End Changed Discussion --&& .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...-- Changed Discussion --ID...None. WA...Red Flag Warning from 1 PM to 8 PM PDT Sunday for Colville Reservation (Zone 702)-Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse - Spokane Area (Zone 708)-Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709)- Okanogan Valley (Zone 703)-Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)- Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707).-- End Changed Discussion --&& $$