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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

Aviation Forecast Discussion

.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: Widespread light precipitation will continue overnight 
into Thursday morning. Precipitation is expected to fall as wet 
snow at airports in the northern mountain valleys that includes 
Colville (CQV), Sandpoint (SZT), and Bonners Ferry (65S). Around 
Deer Park (DEW) to across the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene corridor and 
points southward, precipitation will fall as rain. Rain without 
good upslope with winds from the east is expected to keep fog 
from forming, but low stratus will result in IFR to MVFR 
conditions across northeast Washington into the Idaho Panhandle. 
Rain tapering off late tonight around KOMK-KEAT-KEPH-KMWH and a 
moist boundary layer is more likely to result in clouds lowering 
and mist or fog present with low IFR conditions possible. A weak 
shortwave disturbance passing across Thursday afternoon should 
produce more rain out into the basin and will see fog lifting more
into low stratus deck at this time; however, widespread IFR to 
MVFR conditions is expected through the day Thursday aside from at
the Lewiston Airport (LWS) where VFR conditions are expected to
prevail.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
Confidence is high for the area to remain under a stratus deck
with MVFR conditions at KGEG-KSFF-KCOE. This will also come with
rain overnight. Low confidence on ceiling heights or dense fog 
development with probability of less than half a mile below 20% 
around KEAT and KMWH. /SVH

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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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Latest GEG Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)

FTUS44 KGEG 210539
KGEG 210535Z 2106/2206 15006KT P6SM -RA FEW008 OVC025
     FM211300 16004KT P6SM OVC020
     FM211700 09004KT P6SM -RA OVC015
     FM212300 VRB04KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008

Latest Area Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs)

FTUS44 KSFF 210539
KSFF 210535Z 2106/2206 10006KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030
     FM211400 10002KT P6SM OVC020
     FM211800 10002KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM220000 10002KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009

FTUS46 KOTX 210535
TAFCOE
TAF
KCOE 210535Z 2106/2206 04007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025
     FM211700 04005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM212300 04005KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008=

FTUS54 KPUW 210539
KPUW 210535Z 2106/2206 13008KT P6SM -RA OVC050
     FM210800 12007KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 2113/2119 6SM -RA BR
      OVC030
     FM211900 12007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025
     FM220100 11007KT P6SM OVC030

FTUS46 KOTX 210535
TAFLWS
TAF
KLWS 210535Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 OVC120
     FM211500 11005KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 2117/2121 -RA
     FM212300 13004KT P6SM OVC060=

FTUS44 KMWH 210539
KMWH 210535Z 2106/2206 34010KT P6SM SCT005 BKN010 OVC020 PROB30
      2107/2110 6SM -RA BR OVC010
     FM211100 34005KT 3SM BR OVC005
     FM211400 35003KT 1SM BR OVC003
     FM211800 02006KT 4SM BR BKN005 OVC008 PROB30 2118/2123 -RA

FTUS80 KEAT 210539 RRA
KEAT 210535Z 2106/2206 28006KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR BKN003 OVC015
      TEMPO 2106/2108 1/2SM FG
     FM211000 VRB04KT 1SM BR BKN003 OVC006
     FM211900 VRB04KT 3SM BR OVC010 PROB30 2119/2123 -RA

FTUS80 KSEA 210536 RRF
KSEA 210535Z 2106/2212 13008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
     FM210900 13005KT P6SM BKN035
     FM211500 07005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070
     FM212200 12006KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
     FM220600 07010KT P6SM OVC050
     FM221100 08010G16KT P6SM -RA OVC035

FTUS80 KBOI 210706 AAA
KBOI 210704Z 2107/2206 12016G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 WS020/16035KT
      TEMPO 2107/2109 6SM -RA OVC040
     FM210900 13016G25KT P6SM -RA OVC050
     FM211600 13018G29KT 5SM -RA OVC040
     FM220000 13015KT 5SM -RA OVC030

FTUS80 KPDT 210536 RRE
KPDT 210535Z 2106/2206 16008KT P6SM OVC050
     FM210800 26006KT P6SM -RA OVC050
     FM211000 VRB04KT 3SM BR OVC005
     FM211900 VRB05KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC015
     FM212100 05005KT 5SM BR OVC015

FTUS80 KALW 210536
KALW 210535Z 2106/2206 17013G24KT P6SM -RA OVC070
     FM210900 17006KT P6SM OVC030
     FM211100 15004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007
     FM211600 16005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM212100 17004KT 5SM BR OVC007
     FM220100 14005KT 5SM BR BKN007 OVC015

FTUS80 KPSC 210800 AAA
KPSC 210759Z 2108/2206 32004KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060
     FM211800 33005KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC070
     FM220000 33003KT P6SM OVC070

FTUS80 KYKM 210536 RRF
KYKM 210535Z 2106/2206 28003KT P6SM -RA OVC025
     FM210800 28004KT P6SM -RA OVC050
     FM211100 28004KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
     FM211600 28003KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM211900 VRB03KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM220200 27005KT 4SM BR OVC007

FTUS80 KDLS 210536 RRB
KDLS 210535Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025
     FM211000 VRB02KT 6SM BR OVC015
     FM211300 VRB02KT 4SM BR OVC007
     FM211800 VRB02KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM212200 VRB02KT 5SM BR OVC015

FTUS46 KPDT 210535
TAFBDN
TAF
KBDN 210535Z 2106/2206 18005KT P6SM -RA OVC050
     FM210800 17004KT P6SM -RA OVC025
     FM211000 19008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015
     FM211500 19006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025
     FM212100 16005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025
     FM220000 18005KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015=

FTUS80 KMSO 210521 RRN
KMSO 210520Z 2106/2206 10006KT P6SM -SN OVC060
     FM211000 12005KT 6SM -SN BR OVC050 PROB30 2114/2118 5SM -SNRA
      OVC035
     FM211800 11005KT P6SM -RA OVC035
     FM220000 35004KT 5SM -SN OVC030

FTUS43 KBTM 210521
KBTM 210520Z 2106/2206 17003KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 WS020/20035KT
     FM211100 14005KT P6SM VCSH OVC080
     FM211600 19008KT P6SM OVC080

FTUS80 KSMN 210521 RRS
KSMN 210520Z 2106/2206 13003KT P6SM FEW070 BKN100
     FM211200 00000KT 6SM -SN OVC060
     FM211900 17005KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
     FM220200 16003KT 6SM -SN OVC050

FTUS44 KGPI 210536 AAA
KGPI 210533Z 2106/2206 00000KT 6SM -SN SCT012 OVC040
      TEMPO 2106/2108 2SM -SN BKN020
     FM211000 00000KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025
     FM211600 01003KT 5SM -SNRA BR OVC020
     FM211900 05005KT 5SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC030
     FM220000 08003KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010

Raw METARs for WFO OTX CWA and Surrounding Areas

--TAFs--TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KGEG0825Z3939100140310 -RAOVC033
KSFF0825Z413993calm10 -RAOVC037
KCOE0825Z34341002730910 -RASCT039
OVC055
KPUW0825Z39368733100810OVC050
KLWS0825Z453671150310OVC090
KMWH0825Z39379333330810 -RA0.01SCT011
OVC026
KEAT0825Z34341002928051 UP BR0.01FEW003
OVC009
--WA--TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KS520755Z32329928031 1/2 -SN BR0.01SCT002
BKN010
OVC016
KOMK0825Z343410017031 BRBKN022
OVC070
KS10
KEPH0825Z373710030320910OVC013
K63S0815Z3030100calm1/4 FZFGBKN004
OVC018
KDEW0825Z363610030310 UP0.01OVC027
KSKA0803Z43398738140810 -RAFEW006
BKN018
OVC025
--ID--TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
K65S0815Z323093calm1 1/4 -SN BR
KSZT0755Z3232100calm10 -SNSCT004
BKN016
OVC028
KMLP0825Z3027861/2 FZFGVV001
-PDT TAFs-TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KPDT0825Z46377143320610OVC070
KALW0825Z523758220810 -RAOVC060
KPSC0825Z434193calm10 -RAFEW014
OVC060
KYKM0825Z37369332260610OVC030
KDLS0825Z45398141340710OVC022
KRDM0825Z433471calm10OVC095
KBDN0815Z413476calm10SCT049
BKN060
OVC095
-MSO TAFs-TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KMSO0825Z363287281201210BKN024
BKN041
OVC060
KBTM0825Z301859calm10BKN090
BKN110
KSMN0825Z372765140310 -RAFEW033
BKN042
OVC049
KGPI0825Z3030100calm2 -SN BR0.01OVC006
KHRF0815Z3434100calm10FEW020
BKN027
OVC045
-Misc-TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KSEA0825Z46366642150710BKN050
KSMP0756Z333296VRB31/2 FGVV002
KELN0825Z37369329035 BRBKN019
OVC042
K1YT0820Z393793calm3 BROVC029
KRLD0755Z43429940330510BKN060
KGIC0755Z37348733100510SCT041
BKN047
OVC090
K1S50835Z414097calm10OVC003
KHRI0825Z46438743290610OVC060
KP690752Z3737100323606

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