878 FXUS66 KOTX 021107 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 407 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Dry and temperatures warming through the week. - Elevated fire concerns in central Washington Friday. && .SYNOPSIS... This week will bring dry weather and a warming trend. Friday will be breezy in central Washington raising fire weather concerns. && .DISCUSSION... Today through next Monday: Stale dry pattern developing with a high pressure strengthening off the west coast. 2 mb pressure gradient across Stevens County keeping the northern valley frost potential low tonight. Deer Park and Colville obs showing sustained winds around 5 to 7 mph around 1 AM. It is getting tough to get frost with how many hours of daylight we have. Will have some potential for frost in the northern valleys tomorrow morning with weakening pressure gradients and still very dry air in place. MOS guidance showing potential for temps as low as 33 at Deer Park Tuesday morning. This pattern will bring a warming trend through the week starting in the 70s and 80s today increasing to mid 80s to mid 90s by this weekend. Winds will be breezy daily, particularly in central WA with gusts around 10-20 mph. Friday stands out as the most breezy day with a shortwave trough moving through southern BC and developing a weak surface low in Alberta. Percent chance to see westerly wind gusts greater than 30 mph Friday afternoon/evening - Douglas: 80%, Wenatchee: 70%, Ephrata: 70%, Moses Lake: 45%. Trends continue to look worrisome for fuels drying out under this very dry pattern. /DB && .AVIATION... 12Z TAFS: No aviation concerns through the TAF forecast period with VFR conditions and light winds persisting through the next 24 hours. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence for VFR conditions. JW ----------------------- 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 72 46 75 48 78 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 72 44 74 47 78 49 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pullman 68 42 72 45 75 48 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewiston 76 49 80 52 83 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 73 36 76 42 78 45 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 71 43 73 46 76 48 / 10 0 10 0 0 0 Kellogg 67 47 69 50 73 52 / 0 0 10 0 0 0 Moses Lake 78 46 82 50 83 53 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 77 52 81 54 83 56 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omak 76 47 80 49 82 52 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...None. ID...None. && $$