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FXUS66 KOTX 130243
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
743 PM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
The upcoming weather into the weekend will feature a few chances
of mostly mountain showers and thunderstorms with a warming
trend. 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
windy conditions Sunday night through Monday.

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.DISCUSSION...

The forecast for the rest of the night has updated to refine the
area of rain showers across southeast Washington into the central
and southern Idaho Panhandle. As of 730 PM, it looks like the
northern extent of decaying convective showers will move across
Whitman, Asotin, Lewis, Nez Perce, Latah, Benewah, and southern
Shoshone counties this evening. Some lightning and thunder will be
embedded within these showers mainly to the south of Lewiston and
Dworshak Reservoir. Radar reflectivity values have decreased
significantly since thunderstorms formed late in the afternoon
southwest of Baker City. Given recent radar trends, it looks like
the threat of any hail has passed.

For the remainder of the Inland Northwest including central and
northeast Washington and far north Idaho, clearing is expected
through the night as upper level high pressure strengthens.
Overnight lows will be in the 40s. Patchy valley fog will be
possible in the sheltered valleys of the central and southern
Idaho Panhandle where rain falls this evening. Spots like Bovill,
Clarkia, Calder, and Avery may experience some reduced visibility
prior to and shortly after sunrise. /GKoch

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.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: Slight chance of thunderstorms between 0-6Z Saturday
over southeast portion of the aviation area (0-3z for Pullman and
0-6z for Lewiston). Otherwise VFR conditions to prevail with
various mostly middle and high cloud drifting overhead.

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 between
0-6z.


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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        43  69  45  75  42  62 /  10   0   0   0   0  10
Coeur d`Alene  43  68  44  73  43  59 /  10   0   0  10   0  10
Pullman        44  70  47  70  42  58 /  60   0   0  20  20  10
Lewiston       49  76  52  77  48  66 /  70   0   0  20  20   0
Colville       37  71  41  76  41  64 /   0   0   0   0   0  10
Sandpoint      41  66  43  72  43  58 /   0   0   0  10   0  30
Kellogg        46  68  49  72  44  57 /  20   0   0  20  10  20
Moses Lake     41  74  46  80  44  66 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      46  72  49  76  47  62 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           42  73  45  76  44  65 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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