074  
WWUS76 KOTX 220505  
NPWOTX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
1005 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
IDZ001-002-026-027-WAZ031>038-041-043-044-047>049-221900-  
/O.CON.KOTX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260724T0400Z/  
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND  
SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER  
GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-  
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN  
HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-  
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN OKANOGAN  
COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, CLARK FORK, POST FALLS,  
NEZPERCE, LAPWAI, PANGBORN AIRPORT, MOSES LAKE, ROSALIA, PRIEST  
RIVER, PEOLA, PULLMAN, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, NUMBER 2 CANYON,  
OROVILLE, BONNERS FERRY, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, NESPELEM, ENTIAT,  
INCHELIUM, MAZAMA, WAUCONDA, LEAVENWORTH, LOUP LOUP PASS, KETTLE  
FALLS, CHEWELAH, ODESSA, ATHOL, WATERVILLE, MOUNTAIN ROAD,  
OTHELLO, SANDPOINT, LA CROSSE, CHELAN, WILBUR, PECK, DEER PARK,  
COLFAX, EASTPORT, LEWISTON GRADE, ALPOWA SUMMIT, HARRINGTON,  
METALINE FALLS, DAVENPORT, NUMBER 1 CANYON, DISAUTEL PASS,  
COLVILLE, EPHRATA, OKANOGAN, WENATCHEE, TEKOA, GIFFORD,  
SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, HAYDEN, BREWSTER, REPUBLIC, METHOW,  
HOLDEN VILLAGE, CONCONULLY, WORLEY, TIGER, LEWISTON, PLAIN,  
WINCHESTER, TWISP, CRAIGMONT, UNIONTOWN, RITZVILLE, SCHWEITZER  
MOUNTAIN ROAD, GRAND COULEE, BOULDER CREEK ROAD, ANATONE,  
NORTHPORT, CHENEY, FRUITLAND, STEVENS PASS, SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD,  
CRESTON, STEHEKIN, TONASKET, MANSFIELD, CULDESAC, HIGHWAY  
20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, OMAK, SHERMAN PASS, METALINE, COEUR D'ALENE,  
CASHMERE, COULEE CITY, CLARKSTON, BRIDGEPORT, FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD,  
CHESAW ROAD, KAMIAH, CLOVERLAND ROAD, BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD,  
FAIRFIELD, QUINCY, IONE, WINTHROP, ROCKFORD, SPOKANE VALLEY,  
OAKESDALE, POMEROY, AND ORIN-RICE ROAD  
1005 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE MID 90S TO LOW  
100S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL POSE A MODERATE TO MAJOR  
RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND CENTRAL,  
EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH  
WIDESPREAD MODERATE AND MAJOR HEATRISK. LIMITED OVERNIGHT RELIEF  
EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY  
MORNINGS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
 
 
 
 
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