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FXUS66 KOTX 091843
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1043 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009
SYNOPSIS
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT POISED OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE
INTO NORTH IDAHO TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT
PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL
REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH THAT THE SNOW THREAT WILL REMAIN OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE REGION ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS AND A CHANCE FOR SNOW OVER MANY
VALLEY LOCATIONS.
DISCUSSION
UPDATES THIS MORNING TO RAISE SNOW LEVELS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE CASCADES...INCREASE SKY COVER AND TO ADJUST WINDS
SLIGHTLY...OTHERWISE THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK.
THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ONTO THE WASHINGTON COAST AND THE MODELS
ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR THE FRONT TO BE ON THE CASCADES BY LATE
AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. WARM OVERRUNNING
PRECIPITATION IS MOVING ACROSS THE CREST AT THE TIME AND EXPECT
MOST AREAS TO SEE ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS A FEW
HUNDREDTHS...HOWEVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...THE
NORTHERN AND PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS CLOSER TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.
/TOBIN
AVIATION
CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED TO VFR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING AS THE FOG/STRATUS ARE BURNING OFF. THE ONLY AREA OF
CONCERN APPEARS TO BE AROUND KCOE WHERE THE STRATUS IS HAVING A
HARD TIME COMPLETELY MIXING OUT AND CONDITIONS FLIP-FLOP AROUND.
KCOE SHOULD MIX OUT FINALLY AROUND 19Z. RAIN WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE FROM THE CASCADES EASTWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY. EXPECT LOWERING CEILINGS...BUT VFR CONDITIONS UNTIL
08Z...THEN EXPECT SOME STRATUS MAINLY IN THE BASIN AND KGEG-KCOE
CORRIDOR WITH CIGS AND VSBY LOWERING TO MVFR AT TIMES. /TOBIN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 46 37 47 31 43 31 / 10 70 30 10 60 50
COEUR D'ALENE 45 37 45 31 45 31 / 10 60 40 10 70 60
PULLMAN 51 38 49 34 47 29 / 0 20 30 10 50 40
LEWISTON 53 41 54 38 50 35 / 0 10 20 10 30 20
COLVILLE 48 37 46 29 43 28 / 20 80 40 10 60 50
SANDPOINT 44 35 43 31 41 31 / 10 70 50 10 80 60
KELLOGG 42 37 41 32 42 30 / 0 40 50 10 60 60
MOSES LAKE 47 32 51 30 46 29 / 30 50 0 10 30 30
WENATCHEE 45 33 47 34 43 33 / 60 30 0 10 30 20
OMAK 45 30 46 28 43 24 / 70 70 0 10 40 40
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ID...NONE.
WA...NONE.
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