FXUS66 KOTX 091708 CCA
AFDOTX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
908 AM PST WED DEC 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
TODAY RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES ABOUT 20 DEGREES COLDER THAN
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. MEANWHILE...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN
MORE NORTHWESTERLY TODAY...BRINGING A SLIGHT INCREASE OF MOISTURE
OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AS WELL
AS A FEW FLURRIES. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH A SLOW BUT STEADY WARMING OF TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
REST OF TODAY...COLD DRY AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. A SERIES OF VERY WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE UPPER NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT CLOUDS TO THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN
HALVES OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND IT IS POSSIBLE A FEW LIGHT
FLURRIES WILL SQUEEZE OUT OF THESE CLOUDS. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN DRY AND COLD WITH LIGHT WINDS. MINOR UPDATES HAVE BEEN
MADE TO THE FORECAST TO TWEAK EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES BASED ON
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS...AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF
FLURRY POTENTIAL TO THE NORTHERN TIER ZONES. /FUGAZZI
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH 18Z THU. THE
MAIN WEATHER OF CONSEQUENCE WILL BE MID LEVEL CIGS ASSOCIATED WITH
WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING IN FROM THE NW. CIGS SHOULD RANGE FROM
050-070 AGL AND WILL IMPACT KGEG...KSFF...KCOE...AND KPUW. A FEW
SN FLURRIES WILL BE PSBL...BUT THEY SHOULD OCCUR N AND E OF KGEG
AND WILL SPARE ALL TAF SITES. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL AT KMWH AND KEAT. FX
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 16 5 21 9 22 14 / 10 0 0 0 0 10
COEUR D'ALENE 19 8 21 10 25 16 / 10 10 0 0 0 10
PULLMAN 13 6 22 9 26 16 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
LEWISTON 17 8 26 10 31 18 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
COLVILLE 22 10 21 10 24 16 / 0 10 0 0 0 10
SANDPOINT 13 8 18 6 20 13 / 20 20 10 0 10 10
KELLOGG 12 5 20 8 22 14 / 20 10 10 10 10 20
MOSES LAKE 22 3 22 6 23 13 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
WENATCHEE 22 7 21 11 27 17 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
OMAK 21 6 18 8 25 16 / 0 0 0 0 0 20
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&
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