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FXUS66 KOTX 240429
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
829 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Light snow tonight over the ID Panhandle is the only snow chance
through next Wednesday, with cooler temperatures returning for
the weekend before warming up back towards normal next week.
Otherwise, a dry pattern is going to continue.

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.DISCUSSION...
A quick evening forecast update to primarily bump wind gusts up
5-10 mph down the Okanogan Valley for Friday. A backdoor cold
front is pushing south into the region out of BC this evening.
This will tighten up the northerly pressure gradient with winds
increasing through the day on Friday through the Okanogan Valley
and out over the Waterville Plateau. Winds look to peak in the
late morning and afternoon hours with gusts to between 25-35 mph
expected. Windier spots prone to north winds may see gusts up to
around 40 mph. No updates have been made to the snow forecast in
the Central Panhandle Mountains. A lack of moisture will result in
very little snow accumulation. /SVH

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.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: VFR conditions with light winds will continue for
eastern and central WA, with ceilings lowering along the WA/ID
border and into the ID Panhandle. Clouds will thicken and lower
as the next weather system begins to move into the area from the
north. There is a low chance for -sn or flurries at COE- PUW- LWS
after 04Z. Behind this chance of snow, skies will clear again,
with patchy fog returning to northern valleys.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in
VFR conditions at most sites, with low confidence in light snow
showers with lowing ceilings between COE-PUW-LWS around 04Z. Low
confidence in fog coverage and timing.

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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

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        19  32  15  29  14  30 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  18  33  13  31  11  31 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        22  31  18  31  16  32 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       28  37  22  36  19  35 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       15  32  10  29  10  30 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      20  31  15  29  14  30 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        20  32  13  30  12  32 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     25  39  20  36  18  35 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      22  38  20  34  21  34 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           21  36  18  32  15  32 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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