Expires:201305250030;Remove:201305250030;634446 FPUS76 KOTX 242250 NOWOTX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 350 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-043-250030- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 350 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A LINE FROM BREWSTER TO NESPELEM TO FRUITLAND TO SANDPOINT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOWING MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BRING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THESE STORMS MAY YIELD HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF BETWEEN A QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH PER HOUR. $$