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WWUS46 KOTX 120725
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1225 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
IDZ001-130015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.251012T2100Z-251013T1200Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD AND EASTPORT
1225 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000 FEET, AND
6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD AND EASTPORT.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
BREAK TREE LIMBS AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATIONALIST MAY EXPERIENCE A RAPID DEGRADATION IN
WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE NIGHT ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION, BREEZY WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW ON SUNDAY WILL PRIMARILY OCCUR AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND WILL HAVE A HARD TIME STICKING ON ROADS.
TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL SUNDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW DOWN AS LOW AS 3000 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ047-048-130015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.251012T1500Z-251013T1800Z/
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEVENS PASS AND HOLDEN VILLAGE
1225 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000 FEET, AND 6 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
MISSION RIDGE.
* WHERE...STEVENS PASS, BLEWETT PASS, HOLDEN VILLAGE.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE DIFFICULT.
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATIONALIST MAY EXPERIENCE A RAPID DEGRADATION IN
WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE NIGHT ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION, BREEZY WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ049-130015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.251012T1500Z-251013T1800Z/
WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUP LOUP PASS
1225 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000 FEET, AND 4
TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* WHERE...WASHINGTON PASS, LOUP LOUP PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE DIFFICULT.
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATIONALIST MAY EXPERIENCE A RAPID DEGRADATION IN
WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE NIGHT ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION, BREEZY WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ037-038-130015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.251013T0000Z-251013T1200Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, SHERMAN PASS,
FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD, CHESAW ROAD, ORIN-RICE ROAD,
SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, WAUCONDA, AND BOULDER CREEK ROAD
1225 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES, EXCEPT 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR SHERMAN
PASS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, SHERMAN PASS, FLOWERY TRAIL
ROAD, CHESAW ROAD, ORIN-RICE ROAD, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD,
WAUCONDA, AND BOULDER CREEK ROAD.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. BACKCOUNTRY
RECREATIONALIST MAY EXPERIENCE A RAPID DEGRADATION IN WEATHER
CONDITIONS, AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE NIGHT ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION, BREEZY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS
WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
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