903
FXUS66 KOTX 070452
AFDOTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
952 PM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Elevated fire concerns in central Washington Friday.

- Widespread Moderate HeatRisk Saturday through Monday.

- Dry and breezy with elevated fire weather concerns Tuesday.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Friday will be breezy in central Washington, raising fire
weather concerns. Temperatures will warm into the mid to high
90s by Sunday with widespread Moderate HeatRisk Saturday through
Monday.

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.DISCUSSION...
Today through Monday: Dry and breezy today as a wave passes through
Canada strengthening surface pressure gradients. Fire danger is
currently elevated especially in central WA with RHs in the low 20s
and winds gusting up to 30 mph. Temperatures continue to creep
upward into the mid 80s and 90s Saturday as the ridge axis
propagates east closer to the coast. By Monday the ridge is ashore
signaling the peak in temperatures. Temperatures Sunday will be in
the high 80s to high 90s with a small chance (20%) of hitting 100F
in the lower Columbia Basin. Temperatures Monday will be in the 90s
to low 100s. Chances of hitting 100F: Lewiston: 95%, Wenatchee: 80%,
Moses Lake: 85%, Omak: 60%, Downtown Spokane: 15%.

Tuesday through Friday: Tuesday starts the beginning of the cooldown
with the ridge slowly breaking down. With that comes elevated fire
danger, especially in central Washington. It is looking like a dry
and breezy day with gusts up to 30 mph in the Cascade gaps.
Wednesday looks even more breezy in central WA with potential for 40
mph gusts. Potential impulses could bring some beneficial light
rains in the mountains and much cooler temperatures for the latter
half of next week. DB

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.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: VFR conditions will continue for the next several
days. Winds for all TAF sites but KEAT have relaxed, with KEAT
anticipating gusts near 30kts through 07Z.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for 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

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.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        56  87  57  91  60  96 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coeur d`Alene  55  84  57  90  60  94 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pullman        53  82  55  88  58  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       60  91  62  95  64 100 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colville       51  87  51  92  55  96 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      55  85  56  89  58  95 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kellogg        58  80  59  88  62  92 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moses Lake     57  93  63  97  64 102 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      62  93  66  97  70 101 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           57  90  58  95  63 100 /   0   0   0   0   0   0

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Heat Advisory from noon to 9 PM PDT Monday for Northeast
     Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Spokane Area.
     Heat Advisory from noon Monday to 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Lower
     Garfield and Asotin Counties-Upper Columbia Basin-
     Washington Palouse.
     Extreme Heat Watch from Sunday afternoon through Tuesday
     evening for Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area.
     Heat Advisory from noon Sunday to 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Central
     Chelan County-Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau-Western
     Chelan County-Western Okanogan County.
ID...Heat Advisory from noon to 9 PM PDT Monday for Central
     Panhandle Mountains-Coeur d`Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-
     Northern Panhandle.
     Heat Advisory from noon Monday to 9 PM PDT Tuesday for
     Lewiston Area.

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