FXUS66 KOTX 110441
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
841 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
A MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
EXTENDING FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE.
THE WET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
RESULTING IN WET AND WARMER WEATHER FOR ALL LOCATIONS.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
REST OF TONIGHT...THE INLAND NW WILL REMAIN IN A NORTHWESTERLY
STEERING FLOW...WITH A HIGH-AMPLITUDE RIDGE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST
AND BROAD TROUGH OVER CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE
CWA AS SOME MID AND HIGHER LEVEL MOISTURE DROPS THROUGH. WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE IN THIS FLOW...A DRY FORECAST LOOKS ON
TRACK...SAVE FOR A SLIGHT RISK FOR OROGRAPHIC FLURRIES AROUND THE
NE WA AND PANHANDLE MTNS. MINOR TWEAKS MADE TO WINDS AROUND THE
PALOUSE AND OVERNIGHT LOWS OVER THE CWA...WHICH WILL REMAIN WELL
BELOW NORMAL. /JCOTE
&&
.AVIATION...
A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. A MID LEVEL DECK WILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. CIGS WILL RANGE FROM
090-110 AND SNOW FLURRIES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL RESULT IN
SOME MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS. /TOBIN
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 8 24 12 23 17 25 / 0 0 0 20 50 50
COEUR D'ALENE 9 25 14 24 20 26 / 0 0 0 30 50 60
PULLMAN 9 25 16 28 24 29 / 0 0 10 70 70 70
LEWISTON 11 29 17 30 26 33 / 0 0 10 50 70 60
COLVILLE 8 22 14 23 20 27 / 0 0 10 20 20 50
SANDPOINT 7 20 10 23 18 23 / 10 10 20 40 40 60
KELLOGG 8 22 14 25 24 26 / 10 0 0 60 70 80
MOSES LAKE 0 25 9 23 13 27 / 0 0 0 20 20 10
WENATCHEE 5 25 11 23 17 28 / 0 0 0 20 20 10
OMAK 0 25 7 22 12 28 / 0 0 10 20 20 20
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&
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