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FXUS66 KOTX 130545
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1045 PM PDT FRI SEP 12 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MAINLY IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
- DRY AND WARM SATURDAY, THEN COOL AND SHOWERY SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY.
- AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND,
ESPECIALLY NEAR WILDFIRES.
SYNOPSIS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, GENERALLY CONFINED TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. AREAS
OF SMOKE AND HAZE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE
WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY NEAR WILDFIRES. SATURDAY WILL BE WARM AND
DRY, THEN THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND ADDITIONAL SHOWERS MOVES IN SUNDAY.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE ID PANHANDLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE LAST OF THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
THAT HAS BROUGHT STORMS TO THE REGION OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS SHIFTS
EASTWARD. HEADING INTO SATURDAY, A TRANSIENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS REGIONWIDE WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 80S. BY SUNDAY, THE NEXT
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING IN OFF THE PACIFIC, COOLING
TEMPERATURES BY 10 TO 15 DEGREES AND BRINGING WIDESPREAD CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS. WHILE MOST OF THE REGION WILL LIKELY SEE AT LEAST A
SPRINKLE, THE FORECASTED RAINFALL TOTALS ARE LOOKING LESS AND LESS
IMPRESSIVE WITH EACH CONSECUTIVE MODEL RUN. WITH NUMEROUS FIRES
BURNING IN THE AREA, A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN (GREATER THAN 0.1
INCH) WOULD BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL, BUT I'M BECOMING INCREASINGLY
PESSIMISTIC AS TO WHETHER WE'LL GET THAT OUT OF THIS SYSTEM. THE
TROUGH WILL EXIT THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON TAKING CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS WITH IT, AND ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE QUICK TO
BUILD IN ITS PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WE'RE LOOKING AT DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES WARMING
BACK INTO THE 80S. /FEWKES
AVIATION
06Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. A
BAND OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON
THIS EVENING AND WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND THIN THROUGH THE
NIGHT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE PRIMARILY
ACROSS THE ID/MT BORDER WITH CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD.
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:/WEATHER.GOV/OTX/AVNDASHBOARD
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SPOKANE 55 84 57 75 52 72 / 0 0 0 40 30 20
COEUR D'ALENE 56 84 57 78 54 72 / 10 0 0 30 40 20
PULLMAN 51 81 53 70 47 67 / 10 0 0 40 50 20
LEWISTON 59 86 61 76 57 75 / 10 0 0 50 50 20
COLVILLE 45 84 46 78 45 74 / 0 0 0 40 50 30
SANDPOINT 50 81 51 77 49 70 / 20 10 0 40 50 40
KELLOGG 56 79 58 74 54 64 / 40 10 10 50 60 40
MOSES LAKE 54 85 56 74 50 76 / 0 0 0 50 20 10
WENATCHEE 62 85 62 74 56 76 / 0 0 0 50 20 0
OMAK 59 87 59 81 57 81 / 0 0 0 30 30 10
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY FOR CENTRAL CHELAN
COUNTY-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE
AREA-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY.
ID...NONE.
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