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WWUS46 KOTX 130705
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
IDZ004-132015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T1800Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOURTH OF JULY PASS, LOOKOUT PASS,
OSBURN, DOBSON PASS, MULLAN, PINEHURST, FERNWOOD, WALLACE,
KELLOGG, AND ST. MARIES
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 10 AND 30 INCHES. BELOW 3000 FEET, SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 10
INCHES.
* WHERE...FOURTH OF JULY PASS, LOOKOUT PASS, OSBURN, DOBSON PASS,
MULLAN, PINEHURST, FERNWOOD, WALLACE, KELLOGG, AND ST. MARIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS
LOOKOUT PASS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
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.
WAZ048-132015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260314T1200Z/
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEVENS PASS, STEHEKIN, AND HOLDEN
VILLAGE
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 16
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...STEVENS PASS, STEHEKIN, AND HOLDEN VILLAGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS STEVENS PASS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, PERIODS OF SNOW
EXPECTED AT STEHEKIN. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN EACH AFTERNOON.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES AT STEHEKIN.
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 TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ002-WAZ036-131900-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260313T1900Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPOKANE VALLEY, ROCKFORD, WORLEY,
FAIRFIELD, CHENEY, HAYDEN, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, POST
FALLS, COEUR D'ALENE, AND DAVENPORT
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE
2000 FEET AND UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 2000 FEET.
* WHERE...SPOKANE VALLEY, ROCKFORD, WORLEY, FAIRFIELD, CHENEY,
HAYDEN, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, POST FALLS, COEUR
D'ALENE, AND DAVENPORT.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IDAHO, FOR THE LATEST
ROAD INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, FOR THE LATEST
TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ035-131900-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260313T1900Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COULEE CITY, WILBUR, GRAND COULEE, AND
CRESTON
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY FOR THE
HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...
* WHAT...SNOW FOR THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA
BASIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES.
* WHERE...COULEE CITY, WILBUR, GRAND COULEE, AND CRESTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ044-131900-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260313T1900Z/
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD, MANSFIELD, AND
WATERVILLE
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD, MANSFIELD, AND WATERVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ003-WAZ033-131800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAKESDALE, PLUMMER, TEKOA, POTLATCH, AND
ROSALIA
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY
FOR THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195...
* WHAT...SNOW FOR THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 7 INCHES.
* WHERE...OAKESDALE, PLUMMER, TEKOA, POTLATCH, AND ROSALIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING FOR
AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN WHITMAN COUNTY AND LATAH COUNTY AND ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO COOL OVERNIGHT LEADING TO LOW CHANCES FOR WET SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE AND HAVE IMPACTS. GREATEST PROBABILITIES FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND IMPACTS TO TRAVEL WILL BE FAR NORTHEASTERN
WHITMAN COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN SPOKANE COUNTY, AND INTO BENEWAH
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IDAHO, FOR THE LATEST
ROAD INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, FOR THE LATEST
TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ047-131800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN
1205 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 8 INCHES.
GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FOR BLEWETT PASS.
* WHERE...BLEWETT PASS, LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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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