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FXUS66 KOTX 121726
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1026 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Warming trend continues through the weekend with temperatures
  peaking on Sunday.

- Hot, dry, and gusty conditions leading to increased fire
  weather concerns for Sunday afternoon and evening.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Warm temperatures will continue through Monday with the highest
temperatures expected on Sunday. Conditions will remain dry
and winds will be locally breezy each afternoon across Central
Washington. Heat Advisories have been issued across much of the
region for Saturday through Monday evening.

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.DISCUSSION...
Above normal temperatures will persist through at least Monday,
likely peaking for most locations on Sunday. Overnight lows will
also remain quite warm. Heat advisories are in effect for much
of the Inland Northwest to account for this heat. Expect locally
breezy winds each afternoon and evening, through the Cascade
gaps eastward to include much of the Columbia Basin and Methow
Valley. With these dry, hot, and breezy conditions, a Fire
Weather Watch is in effect for portions of central WA Sunday
afternoon and evening.

Monday night through Friday: Extended range models indicate the
potential for a system pushing through early next week, with
current timing expected to be from Monday night thru Tuesday
night. This will likely bring cooler temperatures and an
increase in winds. Any precip chances are focused across our NE
zones, but fire weather concerns may be more widespread.
Certainly something to watch in the coming days. Temps rebound
to near to slightly above normal for Wednesday through Friday.
/KD

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.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: VFR conditions will prevail across the Inland
Northwest this weekend. Expect high cirrus clouds, especially
across the portions of the region. Breezy west winds through the
Cascade gaps with gusts up to 25 kts between 00-03Z late this
afternoon.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
that VFR conditions will continue at all TAF sites. The Hope
and Western Pines Fires over NE Washington could bring some
smoke into the Spokane/Coeur d`Alene area, though visibility at
the surface is not expected to drop below 6 miles at this time.

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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

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.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        93  64  97  66  93  63 /   0   0   0   0   0  10
Coeur d`Alene  92  64  96  65  92  61 /   0   0   0   0   0  20
Pullman        88  59  93  61  89  58 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       99  70 102  72  99  69 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       93  54  97  55  92  51 /   0   0   0   0  10  20
Sandpoint      89  59  91  61  87  58 /   0   0   0   0  10  40
Kellogg        87  66  92  68  88  62 /   0   0   0   0   0  20
Moses Lake     98  66 102  68  97  66 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      97  72 100  73  94  69 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           97  66 101  66  95  63 /   0   0   0   0   0  10

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM PDT Monday for Lower
     Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-Okanogan
     Valley-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville
     Plateau-Wenatchee Area.
     Fire Weather Watch from Sunday afternoon through Sunday
     evening for East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696)-
     Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-
     Methow Valley (Zone 704)-Waterville Plateau (Zone 706).
ID...Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM PDT Monday for Coeur
     d`Alene Area-Lewiston Area.

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