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Winter Storm for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Arctic Air Spreads South and East into Next Week

A developing winter storm will track across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Sunday and Sunday night. Meanwhile, arctic air continues to dive southward across the center of the nation and will spread eastward into the new week. Cold temperatures and strong winds will result in dangerous low wind chill values for locations along and east of the Rockies. For southern California, Santa Ana winds return Read More >

Aviation Forecast Discussion

.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: Areas of low clouds and patchy freezing fog will impact
the Spokane/CdA area into the upper Columbia Basin, with a
moisture boundary layer and light winds. This will impact 
GEG/SFF/COE with MVFR to IFR conditions, with GEG the best 
potential to see IFR conditions tonight/early Sunday. A drier 
north to northeastern flow favors improving CIGS and VIS after 
17-21Z and into Sunday evening. The remaining TAF sites are 
expected to be VFR.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: 
High confidence in VFR conditions at EAT/MWH. Moderate confidence
in MVFR conditions at SFF/COE through Sunday morning. Moderate
confidence in IFR conditions at GEG, with low to moderate
confidence in LIFR. Moderate to high confidence in VFR conditions
at LWS/PUW. Yet some guidance suggest a possible brief period of 
migratory MVFR conditions at LWS/PUW between 18-03Z, but 
confidence is low. A few flurries may slip by the ID/WA border but
confidence is low. 
 
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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

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Latest GEG Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)

FTUS46 KOTX 191015 AAA
TAFGEG
TAF AMD
KGEG 191015Z 1910/2006 15004KT 6SM BR FEW070 OVC100
      TEMPO 1910/1914 3SM BR BKN003 BKN070
     FM191400 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN002 BKN120
     FM192000 02007KT 6SM BR BKN050=

Latest Area Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs)

FTUS80 KSFF 190712 AAA
KSFF 190708Z 1907/2006 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT015 OVC100
      TEMPO 1907/1910 4SM BR BKN005
     FM191000 VRB02KT 4SM BR OVC004
     FM191500 31001KT 6SM BR OVC050
     FM191900 04004KT P6SM BKN050
     FM192300 05004KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100

FTUS46 KOTX 190522
TAFCOE
TAF
KCOE 190522Z 1906/2006 03004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN090
      TEMPO 1906/1910 BKN025
     FM191000 03004KT P6SM OVC025
     FM192000 01007KT P6SM BKN050
     FM200100 03007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100=

FTUS54 KPUW 190524 RRA
KPUW 190522Z 1906/2006 09003KT P6SM OVC100
     FM191800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN070 BKN100
     FM192300 03007KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100

FTUS46 KOTX 190522
TAFLWS
TAF
KLWS 190522Z 1906/2006 14004KT P6SM BKN120
     FM190900 VRB02KT P6SM OVC100
     FM192300 32004KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100=

FTUS44 KMWH 190524
KMWH 190522Z 1906/2006 35005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250
     FM191500 35004KT P6SM OVC100
     FM192000 36009KT P6SM SKC

FTUS80 KEAT 190524 RRB
KEAT 190522Z 1906/2006 VRB02KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250
     FM191900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

FTUS80 KSEA 190903 AAB
KSEA 190900Z 1909/2012 04005KT P6SM SCT140
      TEMPO 1910/1914 2SM BR BKN001
     FM191400 03005KT P6SM SCT005
     FM191800 02007KT P6SM SKC
     FM192100 01010KT P6SM SKC

FTUS80 KBOI 190521 RRB
KBOI 190520Z 1906/2006 13006KT P6SM SCT150
     FM191200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC120
     FM191800 30005KT P6SM BKN150

FTUS54 KPDT 190524
KPDT 190521Z 1906/2006 13007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150
     FM191900 32005KT P6SM SCT150
     FM200200 35005KT P6SM BKN060

FTUS80 KALW 190524
KALW 190521Z 1906/2006 14005KT P6SM BKN150
     FM191700 24005KT P6SM SCT150
     FM200200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060

FTUS80 KPSC 190524 RRC
KPSC 190521Z 1906/2006 35005KT P6SM SCT150

FTUS54 KYKM 190524 RRA
KYKM 190521Z 1906/2006 28004KT P6SM FEW150
     FM191800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150

FTUS80 KDLS 190524 RRA
KDLS 190521Z 1906/2006 10006KT P6SM FEW007 SCT150
      TEMPO 1913/1917 BKN007

FTUS46 KPDT 190521
TAFBDN
TAF
KBDN 190521Z 1906/2006 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150
     FM191700 33009KT P6SM SCT120=

FTUS44 KMSO 190521 RRA
KMSO 190520Z 1906/2006 00000KT P6SM OVC060
     FM191200 12005KT 4SM -SN BR OVC050 PROB30 1916/1919 1 1/2SM
      -SN OVC025
     FM192000 05008G16KT P6SM OVC050
     FM200100 08008KT P6SM OVC100

FTUS43 KBTM 190521
KBTM 190520Z 1906/2006 28004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050
     FM191500 14003KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025 PROB30 1919/1922 1 1/2SM
      -SN BR
     FM192200 02011KT 4SM -SN OVC025
     FM200300 35006KT 6SM BR OVC025

FTUS80 KSMN 190521 RRU
KSMN 190520Z 1906/2006 13004KT P6SM BKN060
     FM191800 00000KT 6SM -SN BR OVC050 PROB30 1918/1921 2SM -SN
      OVC050
     FM200000 05004KT P6SM OVC050

FTUS44 KGPI 190830 AAA
KGPI 190827Z 1908/2006 03008KT 2SM -SN BR OVC025
     FM191700 01011KT P6SM OVC050
     FM191800 02015G25KT P6SM OVC050
     FM200100 03011KT P6SM BKN050

Raw METARs for WFO OTX CWA and Surrounding Areas

--TAFs--TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KGEG1000Z2119931417056 BRFEW065
OVC095
KSFF1004Z252288calm5 BRSCT004
BKN090
OVC110
KCOE1000Z25218621037OVC017
KPUW1000Z251980calm10OVC100
KLWS1000Z272180calm10OVC100
KMWH1000Z2725932034069 -SNOVC110
KEAT1000Z251980340310
--WA--TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KS520955Z10788calm10CLR
KOMK1005Z191686320310CLR
KS10
KEPH1005Z27166419310810BKN110
K63S0955Z141292calm10BKN065
BKN075
OVC110
KDEW1005Z
KSKA0955Z2422921820055 BRBKN050
OVC070
--ID--TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
K65S0955Z231880calm10FEW022
SCT027
OVC033
KSZT0950Z271974calm10SCT070
OVC090
KMLP1005Z1277934035 HZOVC001
-PDT TAFs-TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KPDT1005Z301859130310OVC095
KALW1005Z27197421100510FEW090
BKN110
KPSC1005Z272593calm10OVC110
KYKM1005Z25198018270610CLR
KDLS1005Z272180calm10CLR
KRDM1005Z19168611170610BKN120
KBDN0955Z191686210310FEW120
-MSO TAFs-TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KMSO1005Z141085calm7FEW050
BKN080
OVC095
KBTM1005Z0-484160310BKN060
KSMN1005Z10785calm10BKN080
OVC100
KGPI1007Z161492calm3 -SN BRTOVC025
KHRF0955Z10785calm10FEW038
BKN049
OVC060
-Misc-TimeTTdRHHIWCDirWindGPKVisWxPcpClouds
KSEA1005Z3427752970510CLR
KSMP0956Z221885calm10OVC100
KELN1005Z271974170310CLR
K1YT0955Z262078calm10OVC150
KRLD0955Z282483calm10BKN120
KGIC0955Z231986calm10BKN070
OVC090
K1S51015Z282591calm10SCT120
KHRI1005Z272180160310OVC110
KP690952Z272592calm

Lowest Expected Flight Category Forecasts - EXPERIMENTAL

 

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