Flood Watch 6, NWS Spokane, WA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1232 PM PDT Mon Mar 13 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
Warm, wet, and unsettled weather will continue through the week.
This will result in periods of light to moderate valley rain and
high mountain snow, as well as allowing rivers, small streams and
creeks to remain running high.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Radar shows precipitation increasing across the region. It will be
a wet day for most area and into the night. Snow levels are rising
above 4k ft. Temperatures will be mild today and through the
night. /rfox.

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: A stationary front bisecting the region from west to
east will continue to focus the precipitation across the region.
All TAF sites will see light rain with VFR cigs initially. Cigs
will gradually thicken and lower with areas of MVFR cigs and
eventally IFR conditions toward morning. The rain will taper off
in the lee of the Cascades by morning and the western Columbia
Basin including KEAT & KMWH. / rfox.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        49  43  54  44  53  35 / 100 100 100  80  90  70
Coeur d'Alene  46  42  51  42  52  33 / 100 100 100  90 100  90
Pullman        52  46  57  45  57  37 /  80 100  90  90  90 100
Lewiston       57  48  62  48  61  41 /  40  90  90  80  70 100
Colville       46  39  50  41  51  35 /  60 100  90  90  90  60
Sandpoint      44  38  47  40  48  34 / 100 100  90 100 100  90
Kellogg        46  39  50  41  50  33 / 100 100 100 100 100 100
Moses Lake     52  42  57  44  56  35 /  60  90  50  50  60  30
Wenatchee      49  39  53  42  53  34 /  40  90  50  40  70  30
Omak           47  37  49  41  52  32 /  40  90  50  70  80  50

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...None.
&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
602 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2017

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-141315-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
602 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho...
North Central Idaho...Central Washington...East Central
Washington...North Central Washington...Northeast Washington and
Southeast Washington.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Warmer temperatures and occasional rain will encourage spring
snow melt over the next few days. Minor flooding is increasingly
likely on small streams through out the area, as well as a few
main stem rivers mainly in the Idaho Panhandle and far eastern
Washington by the end of this week.