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FXUS66 KOTX 191740
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1040 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEK.
- BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY.
SYNOPSIS
A PERSISTENT RIDGING PATTERN WILL LEAD TO A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS
WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A FRONT.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY: RIDGE PATTERN WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE
REGION AND BRING A PERIOD OF WARM, DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. WHILE THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO BRING BENIGN
CONDITIONS, A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH BC IS EXPECTED TO
BRING BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND BASIN FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE TEENS
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE FRONT EXITS AND
WINDS SUBSIDE. THE REST OF THE PERIOD WILL HAVE STEADILY RISING
TEMPERATURES INTO UPPER 80S AND LOW 100S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS
FOR WHEN RELIEF FROM THE UNSEASONABLE WARM TEMPERATURES, THE
LONG RANGE MODELS A SHOWING THE RIDGE WEAKENING AND SHIFTING
EAST AT THE START OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES STARTING TO A
DOWNWARD TREND. /JDC
AVIATION
18Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS. LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
ANTICIPATED.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN
CONTINUED 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:/WEATHER.GOV/OTX/AVNDASHBOARD
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 86 57 85 53 87 54 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
COEUR D'ALENE 87 58 85 54 86 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
PULLMAN 85 53 82 50 85 50 / 0 10 0 0 0 0
LEWISTON 92 64 90 61 92 60 / 0 10 0 0 0 0
COLVILLE 86 47 85 44 86 45 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANDPOINT 86 53 85 48 86 50 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
KELLOGG 86 60 82 58 85 58 / 0 10 0 0 0 0
MOSES LAKE 87 56 87 53 89 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 87 63 86 60 88 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OMAK 87 58 87 55 89 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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