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FXUS66 KOTX 010552
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1052 PM PDT SAT MAY 31 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
- DRY WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
SYNOPSIS
VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED BREEZY WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL
KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ELEVATED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
SUNDAY: DRY AIR BEHIND SATURDAY'S COLD FRONT WILL KEEP HUMIDITY
VALUES LOW IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S SUNDAY DESPITE TEMPERATURES
BEING 10-15 DEGREES COOLER IN THE 70S AND LOW 80S. BREEZY
CONDITIONS IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND CASCADE GAPS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN TOMORROW. STILL MONITORING STRONG
RADIATIONAL COOLING POTENTIAL IN THE NORTHEAST VALLEYS SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE NBM GIVES COLVILLE A 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR LOW TEMP
BELOW 37 DEGREES MONDAY MORNING WITH EVERYWHERE ELSE BELOW 10
PERCENT.
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: A STRENGTHENING RIDGE OFFSHORE WILL ACT AS
A BLOCK TO OUR WEST FOR ANY INCOMING STORM SYSTEMS NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE FROM THE 70S AND 80S MONDAY TO THE
80S AND 90S BY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE WEEK WITH
EMBEDDED WAVES PASSING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA. EXPECTING LITTLE TO
NO PRECIP THE NEXT 7 DAYS. DB
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD. BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS AND GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM
THE WEST TO NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN
10 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTS 20 TO 30 KNOTS FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON
(KEAT, KEPH, KMWH, KOMK).
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: HIGH CONFIDENCE
IN VFR CONDITIONS.
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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
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 48 73 47 73 46 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 48 71 45 72 45 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
PULLMAN 45 69 42 69 44 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEWISTON 54 77 49 76 49 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLVILLE 42 72 36 73 41 76 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
SANDPOINT 49 73 44 72 44 75 / 10 0 0 10 0 0
KELLOGG 48 69 47 67 48 71 / 0 0 0 10 0 10
MOSES LAKE 46 78 48 79 49 83 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 50 77 50 77 53 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OMAK 45 74 45 77 48 81 / 0 10 0 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LOWER GARFIELD
AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
WENATCHEE AREA.
ID...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LEWISTON AREA.
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