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FXUS66 KOTX 041746
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1046 AM PDT THU JUN 4 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- OCCASIONAL MOUNTAIN SHOWER CHANCES AND COOLER LATE THIS WEEK
INTO THIS WEEKEND.
- WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SYNOPSIS
DRY, STABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWED BY WINDS ACROSS
THE BASIN ON FRIDAY. FOR THE WEEKEND, COOLER AND SHOWERY
CONDITIONS RETURN, WITH PERIODIC BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS EXPECTED MIDWEEK.
DISCUSSION
TODAY AND FRIDAY: A STABLE PATTERN WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY
INTO FRIDAY. MOST OF THE REGION WILL BE UNDER MILD, DRY
CONDITIONS TO END THE WEEK. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTHEAST WA AND NORTH ID.
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FRIDAY AS THE GULF OF ALASKA
LOW BEGINS TO PRESS TO PRESS INTO THE REGION. BY THE AFTERNOON,
A TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED
FIRE CONCERNS. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED IN THE TEENS
AND GUSTS RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS
NEAR 40 ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CASCADE VALLEYS AND THE
WATERVILLE PLATEAU. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S. LOWS WILL BE IN THE
40S.
WEEKEND THROUGH WEDNESDAY: ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO BRING THE LOW
THROUGH THE REGION OF SATURDAY. IT WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND A
LIGHT PRECIP PRODUCER WITH 24 HOUR AMOUNTS LESS THAN A TENTH OF
AN INCH. WEAK INSTABILITY COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE AN
ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE ALONG THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. AREAS
IMPACTED BY THUNDERSTORMS COULD SEE HIGHER PRECIP AMOUNTS. COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL STILL BE BREEZY BUT WEAKER
THAN FRIDAY WITH GUSTS INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. FOR SUNDAY,
ENSEMBLES ARE LEANING TO A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. IT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHT SHOWER
ACTIVITY. ENSEMBLES ARE GOOD AGREEMENT FOR ANOTHER LOW IMPACTING
THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IT IS LOOKING TO BRING A
ROUND OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST. IT IS
TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SYSTEM. OVERNIGHT LOWS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS WILL
CHILLY. POCKETS OF FROST IS CONCERN FOR THE CASCADES AND
NORTHERN VALLEYS AS THESE AREAS HAVE AROUND 40-60% PROBABILITY
OF BEING BELOW 35 DEGREES. LOWS REBOUND BACK INTO THE 40S FOR
THE START OF NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60S FOR SATURDAY.
SUNDAY AND START OF NEXT WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND
70S. /JDC
AVIATION
18Z TAFS: VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN AT
TERMINALS GEG, SFF, COE, AND PUW BETWEEN NOW AND 00-02Z.
CEILINGS WILL REMAIN SCATTERED AT 3000-5000 FT AGL AROUND 02Z,
THEN CEILINGS WILL RISE ABOVE 10K FT AGL. WINDS WILL PICK UP
AGAIN ACROSS MOST AREAS AROUND 12-15Z AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE CASCADES STRENGTHENS. WIND GUSTS THROUGH 18Z WILL BE
21-25KTS AT MOST, BUT EARLY INTO NEXT FORECAST PERIOD LOOKS TO
INCREASE TO 25-30KTS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TIMING OF WINDS
INCREASING TOMORROW. /AS
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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 73 47 70 45 63 41 / 0 0 0 0 10 0
COEUR D'ALENE 70 48 68 46 61 41 / 0 0 0 0 10 0
PULLMAN 68 43 67 43 60 39 / 0 0 0 0 10 0
LEWISTON 76 50 76 51 68 46 / 0 0 0 0 10 0
COLVILLE 75 43 71 38 65 33 / 10 0 0 0 50 20
SANDPOINT 70 46 67 44 60 39 / 10 0 0 0 30 20
KELLOGG 69 45 68 46 60 41 / 10 0 0 0 30 10
MOSES LAKE 78 46 74 42 68 38 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 76 52 70 48 66 45 / 0 0 0 0 10 0
OMAK 78 50 73 43 66 39 / 0 0 0 0 70 10
OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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