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451 FXUS66 KOTX 250717 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1217 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Critical fire weather conditions Saturday afternoon and evening due to winds and low relative humidity. Any new or ongoing wildfires will be capable of spreading rapidly. - Periodic breezy winds with seasonably normal temperatures Sunday through much of next week. && .SYNOPSIS... Low relative humidity and gusty winds Saturday will result in critical fire weather conditions, while wildfire smoke from regional fires will continue to bring hazy skies. Breezy winds will linger into Sunday across Central Washington with temperatures cooling to near seasonal normals in the 80s. Seasonably normal temperatures will persist through much of next week. && .DISCUSSION... Saturday: An area of low pressure spinning off the coast of Washington and British Columbia will eject a shortwave through the Inland Northwest Saturday, bringing widespread winds out of the southwest. Strong winds in combination with continued warm temperatures and dry conditions will result in critical fire weather concerns late Saturday morning through Saturday evening. The highest wind speeds will be found up the Okanogan Valley and across the Central Columbia Basin with sustained speeds of 20-30 mph and gusts of 40-45 mph. Elsewhere, sustained speeds will range from 10-20 mph with gusts of 25-40 mph. For most areas, afternoon humidity values will fall into the teens to low 20s. Any new or existing fires will be capable of very rapid fire spread. Smoke models depict the highest concentrations of surface smoke focused north of Highway 2 in WA and north of Interstate 90 in Idaho for Saturday, with areas further south staying relatively clear. However, the smoke forecast will be dependent on the activity of any new and ongoing fires and thus is subject to change. For temperatures, Saturday`s highs will trend 3-8 degrees cooler than Friday`s with afternoon temperatures topping out in the upper 80s to low 90s. Isolated readings in the upper 90s will linger for the L-C Valley. Sunday through Thursday: Another weaker shortwave is forecast to move through the region Sunday, bringing a second round of breezy southwest winds for Central WA. Winds on Sunday won`t be nearly as strong as Saturday`s, but will still be breezy enough to result in elevated to isolated critical fire weather concerns. Sustained speeds Sunday will range from 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-25 mph through the Cascade gaps, up the Okanogan Valley, and across the Western Columbia Basin. Onshore flow into western Washington will continue through much of next week with weak shortwaves moving through and diurnal cross-Cascade pressure gradients bringing breezy afternoon winds across the Inland Northwest. Highs will be in the mid 80s to low 90s, and overnight lows will be in the 50s to low 60s. /Fewkes && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS: Expect mostly VFR conditions over the next 24 hours. Regional wildfire smoke may occasionally bring MVFR conditions, especially across the northern valleys of WA and ID. Winds will generally be less than 10 kts overnight except for at KEAT, where breezy winds of 10-15 kts will linger through the night. Southwest winds will ramp up regionwide between 18-22Z Saturday morning/afternoon and will remain gusty through Saturday evening. Expect sustained speeds of 15-25 kts and gusts of 30-35 kts. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Low confidence in smoke reducing visibility at the TAF sites. High confidence in gusty winds Saturday afternoon and evening. Moderate confidence in the timing of winds ramping up. ----------------------- 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 91 58 86 57 86 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coeur d`Alene 91 59 85 58 85 58 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pullman 87 52 83 51 83 52 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewiston 97 62 92 62 91 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colville 90 53 85 52 86 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandpoint 89 57 83 56 84 56 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kellogg 88 55 82 55 82 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moses Lake 91 56 88 57 88 58 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 90 61 87 62 87 64 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omak 92 56 88 58 89 59 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...Red Flag Warning from 11 AM this morning to 10 PM PDT this evening for Colville Reservation (Zone 702)-Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708)- Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)- Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701)-Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709)-Methow Valley (Zone 704)- Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699)- Okanogan Valley (Zone 703)-Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone 700)-Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)- Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707). Air Quality Alert until 11 AM PDT Monday for Central Chelan County-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area- Northeast Blue Mountains-Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Okanogan Valley-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville Plateau-Wenatchee Area-Western Chelan County-Western Okanogan County. ID...Air Quality Alert until 1 PM PDT Sunday for Northern Panhandle. Red Flag Warning from 11 AM this morning to 10 PM PDT this evening for Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101). Air Quality Alert until noon PDT Monday for Central Panhandle Mountains-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Lewiston Area. && $$