000 FPUS76 KOTX 012349 NOWOTX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 448 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2004 IDZ004-020100- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...WALLACE...ST MARIES 448 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2004 .NOW... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN SHOSHONE COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY 5 PM. THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY...AND WILL GENERALLY AFFECT THE SPARSELY POPULATED PORTIONS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY SOUTH OF AVERY AND CALDER THROUGH 600 PM. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE PEA-SIZED OR SMALLER HAIL AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. $$ IDZ027-020100- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 448 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2004 .NOW... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BRUSH THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS AND NEZ PERCE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM. THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WAHA TO CRAIGMONT AND COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. $$ WAZ038-042-043-020100- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP...OMAK... TONASKET...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 448 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2004 .NOW... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM JUST WEST OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH 600 PM. THESE STORMS WILL DRIFT EAST AT 5 MPH...BUT WILL LOSE STRENGTH AS THEY DRIFT OFF THE RIDGES AND INTO THE VALLEY. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF INCH OR SMALLER HAIL AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF THE STORMS ARE ABLE TO DRIFT OFF THE RIDGES...THEY WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF LOOMIS...OROVILLE AND POSSIBLY TONASKET. $$