095 FXUS66 KOTX 110615 AFDOTX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1015 PM PST Fri Mar 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS... A brief break in the active weather is expected tonight and early Saturday. But this will be short lived as another weather system moves through late Saturday and Saturday night. More unsettled weather is forecast into next week with occasional valley rain and mountain snow. Temperatures are expected to be much warmer and are expected to climb above normal for the next week. && .DISCUSSION... Evening update: relatively quiet this evening compared to the last few, but still some issues to deal with. Very localized flooding issues were noted, especially toward the higher Palouse around Latah County, near some creeks and rivers. Some are running high and a few at least one creeks was reported to be overtopping its bank near Genesee, ID. There are more high clouds spread in ahead of the next system (which is still on track to spread precipitation in from west to east Saturday before exiting Saturday night). I increase clouds some, which led to also delaying and decreasing fog coverage some for the overnight into Saturday morning. I also made minor tweaks to overnight lows but these are generally on track. /J. Cote' && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS: A weak ridge passes tonight, before the next frontal swings through Saturday. Expect some higher clouds, with the threat of some fog developing later overnight into early Saturday. A period of MVFR/IFR conditions are possible during the time frame, but confidence is low. The next system will spread precipitation into the west TAFs toward late morning/early afternoon and into the eastern TAF sites toward the early to mid- afternoon. Area of MVFR conditions are expected, potentially lingering even as the precipitation starts to wane later Saturday afternoon and evening as the southwest winds increase. Some LLWS is possible Saturday evening, unless there is continued mixing that could bring some of the higher winds down to the surface. At this time confidence leans toward the best threat of LLWS being near EAT after 02-03Z. Other sites will be monitored. /J. Cote' && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 34 44 37 47 38 50 / 0 60 60 10 40 60 Coeur d'Alene 33 45 35 46 36 49 / 10 70 80 20 50 70 Pullman 35 49 40 52 41 54 / 0 80 80 10 20 60 Lewiston 37 55 43 58 44 60 / 0 50 60 10 10 40 Colville 30 43 34 46 36 48 / 0 60 50 10 40 50 Sandpoint 31 43 35 45 35 46 / 10 70 90 20 60 70 Kellogg 31 44 35 44 36 47 / 10 50 100 40 50 70 Moses Lake 33 45 34 52 37 54 / 0 60 20 10 10 30 Wenatchee 32 42 35 49 36 50 / 0 60 20 10 10 40 Omak 31 43 33 45 34 49 / 10 70 30 10 10 40 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. && $$