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WWUS46 KOTX 130443
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
943 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
IDZ001-131200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-251013T1200Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EASTPORT AND SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD
943 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...EASTPORT AND SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
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.
IDZ004-131200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251013T1200Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOOKOUT PASS
943 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...LOOKOUT PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS.
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATIONALIST MAY EXPERIENCE A RAPID DEGRADATION IN
WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ037-038-131200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251013T1200Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUCONDA, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD,
BOULDER CREEK ROAD, HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, CHESAW ROAD,
ORIN-RICE ROAD, FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD, AND SHERMAN PASS
943 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...WAUCONDA, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, BOULDER CREEK ROAD,
HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, CHESAW ROAD, ORIN-RICE ROAD, FLOWERY
TRAIL ROAD, AND SHERMAN PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 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
WAZ047-048-131200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDEN VILLAGE AND STEVENS PASS
943 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW 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 AT
MISSION RIDGE.
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE, BLEWETT PASS, AND STEVENS PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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
WAZ049-131200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251013T1800Z/
WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUP LOUP PASS
943 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW 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...LOUP LOUP PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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
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