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FXUS66 KOTX 190436
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
936 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Much cooler with increasing precipitation chances Friday
  through the weekend.

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.SYNOPSIS...
A pattern shift arrives Friday into the weekend delivering much
cooler temperatures and chances for showers.

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.DISCUSSION...
Evening update: The Red Flag Warning was allowed to expire at 8
PM this evening as relative humidity values have risen above
critical thresholds. Drier air aloft over the region on Thursday
will allow dry weather to continue for another day, before a
cooler and unsettled pattern develops heading into Friday and
the weekend. JW

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.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: VFR conditions will continue into Thursday. Winds
will continue to be on the decrease tonight as pressure
gradients decrease. High clouds will increase across the region
on Thursday ahead of an approaching weather system.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for VFR conditions through 06z Friday. JW

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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        49  77  51  68  44  58 /   0   0   0  20  30  70
Coeur d`Alene  49  78  51  67  44  56 /   0   0   0  40  50  80
Pullman        44  72  47  62  38  58 /   0   0  10  30  40  50
Lewiston       55  82  56  71  49  67 /   0   0  10  30  40  50
Colville       39  79  44  70  36  55 /  10   0   0  50  70 100
Sandpoint      47  77  48  68  45  55 /   0   0  10  50  70  90
Kellogg        52  74  54  63  45  53 /   0   0  10  50  60  80
Moses Lake     46  81  52  73  44  67 /   0   0   0  20  30  60
Wenatchee      52  81  56  71  51  66 /   0   0   0  30  40  70
Omak           46  81  51  74  46  63 /   0   0   0  60  80  90

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM PDT this evening for Foothills of
     Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-Lower Palouse  -
     Snake River (Zone 709)-Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-
     Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707).
ID...None.

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