A front moved the region bringing strong winds to Southeast Washington. Wind gusts ranged from around 30 to 50 MPH.
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
A front moved the region bringing strong winds to Southeast Washington. Wind gusts ranged from around 30 to 50 MPH.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 7, 12:19 AM PST, 31 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1219 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Breezy winds through Friday.
- Heavy snow accumulations over Washington Pass through Friday
morning.
- Drier weather this weekend.
&&
.SYNOPSIS...
Breezy winds are expected for Friday with gusts 30 to 40 mph.
The weekend into the first half of next week will bring a break
in the wet weather with continued mild temperatures for
November.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Friday: An occluded front, evident on water vapor and microphysics
satellite imagery, is tracking east across the Inland Northwest
early this morning. Precipitation ahead of the front will clear
from west to east, followed by much drier air as high pressure
builds in. Strong winds aloft (40-45 kt at 850 mb) will mix down
to the surface with the front and produce gusts of 30-45 mph.
Breezy conditions will persist through Friday afternoon,
supported by a 5-7 mb PDX-GEG surface pressure gradient and
steep low-level lapse rates, before diminishing Friday evening.
Friday night through Sunday: Models are in strong agreement on
a high amplitude upper-level ridge building over the West Coast
this weekend. Clearing skies will permit temperatures to drop
sharply Friday night. However, significant uncertainty exists in
the temperatures with fog and stratus development. Strengthening
inversions under the ridge combined with ample residual
boundary layer moisture following the previous week of wet
weather creates a favorable environment for fog/stratus. Should
persistent fog/stratus become trapped in the valleys
(especially northeast WA and the ID Panhandle), high
temperatures will be significantly cooler than the current
forecast.
Monday through Thursday: The ridge flattens early next week as
systems track across northern British Columbia. This pattern limits
the highest precipitation chances (30-60%) to the Cascades and Idaho
Panhandle mountains, with lower chances (15-30%) for far eastern
Washington. Ensemble guidance diverges by mid-week regarding the
evolution and timing of a low pressure system digging in the
eastern Pacific. Widespread precipitation chances begin to
increase on Thursday and Friday, but model uncertainty is
currently too high to dive into the specifics. /vmt
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: Showers are increasing across central Washington and
moving to the northeast ahead of an occluded front. VFR
conditions are prevalent with increasing south to southeast
winds. Over the next 1-2 hours, expect winds will become breezy
out of the southwest with brief reductions to MVFR for KGEG/KSFF
between 06-09Z, 06-11Z for KCOE 08-11Z for KPUW with the front.
Frontal passage will bring the potential for moderate rain
intensities and brief visibility reductions as well. Drier air
behind the front will clear clouds with VFR conditions expected
through the day on Friday. Winds will remain breezy through 00Z
with southwest to west gusts 15-25 knots.
.FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS:
Moderate to high confidence for MVFR conditions due to low
ceilings and reduced visibility with front tonight for
KGEG/KSFF/KCOE/KPUW. High confidence for a return to widespread
VFR conditions behind the front.
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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
&&
.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane 50 29 48 30 52 34 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 49 31 48 32 51 36 / 40 10 0 0 0 0
Pullman 47 29 49 33 54 37 / 30 0 0 0 0 0
Lewiston 57 34 54 37 57 41 / 20 0 0 0 0 0
Colville 50 24 48 24 50 28 / 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sandpoint 47 29 46 29 49 33 / 60 20 10 0 0 0
Kellogg 45 33 48 34 54 41 / 80 40 10 0 0 0
Moses Lake 54 28 51 32 53 33 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 53 33 49 36 52 39 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 53 31 48 33 51 35 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Winter Storm Warning until 10 AM PST this morning for Western
Okanogan County.
ID...None.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Station GW6549 at Tekoa measured a gust of 58 mph. Power outages were reported in the Palouse area.
Station ADFW1 at Alder Ridge recorded a gust of 58 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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