Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KPDT 042256
AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PST WED DEC 4 2024


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5   35   50   55   45   30   25   25   25   15   30   40   55   60
TEMPERATURE        37   33   32   31   31   29   34   37   32   28   28   28   28   28   36   41   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  37                  27                  41
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    8    9    8    6    5    3    2    2    4    6    6    8    8    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3  7.1  6.9  6.8  6.5  6.3  6.5  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.7  6.8  6.4  6.3  6.7  8.3  8.7


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5   35   50   55   45   25   25   25   25   15   30   40   55   55
TEMPERATURE        38   33   33   32   32   30   36   38   32   29   29   29   29   29   37   42   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  38                  28                  42
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10    9    8    5    3    2    2    4    6    8    8    9    8    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3  7.1  7.0  6.8  6.5  6.4  6.6  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.7  6.8  6.4  6.3  6.7  8.2  8.6


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   10   35   40   50   45   20   20   20   25   20   30   35   50   70
TEMPERATURE        39   31   30   31   31   28   33   37   33   27   27   27   27   26   31   39   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  37                  26                  39
WIND DIR            S   SW   SW   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    S    W   SW    S   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          4    5    5    5    5    5    4    2    2    3    4    4    5    6    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.7  6.7  6.6  6.6  6.4  6.3  6.5  6.7  6.5  6.5  6.3  6.3  6.4  6.2  6.3  7.4  8.1


...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10   20   25   20   15   10   10   10   25   50
TEMPERATURE        35   34   32   33   31   29   34   36   29   29   28   28   28   27   32   36   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  37                  26                  36
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    9    9    9    8    6    3    3    3    4    4    5    6    6    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4  6.4  6.2  6.0  5.8  5.9  6.2  6.3  6.1  5.8  5.7  5.6  5.5  5.6  5.8  6.1  6.2


...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   10   10    5    5    5   10   20   20   25   15   10   10   10   25   45
TEMPERATURE        34   30   29   29   27   27   35   38   29   27   27   27   27   26   35   38   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  38                  26                  39
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    6    8    6    5    5    5    4    3    4    4    4    4    5    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.0  5.8  5.5  5.3  5.1  5.1  5.6  5.8  5.6  5.3  5.1  5.1  5.0  5.0  5.3  5.7  5.7


...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   10   10    5    5    5   10   20   20   20   10    5   10   10   25   50
TEMPERATURE        34   31   28   27   26   26   32   35   29   28   27   26   25   25   31   34   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  35                  24                  34
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    4    4    3    4    4    3    3    2    2    3    3    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.7  5.6  5.4  5.2  5.2  5.2  5.5  5.8  5.7  5.5  5.3  5.3  5.1  5.0  5.2  5.5  5.4


...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5   15   20   20   20   15   10   15   10   30   50
TEMPERATURE        36   33   32   30   29   28   33   36   30   29   28   28   27   27   32   36   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  36                  26                  36
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    E    E    E   NE    E   SE    S   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    5    5    5    5    4    2    3    2    3    3    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.0  5.9  5.6  5.5  5.4  5.4  5.6  5.9  5.7  5.5  5.4  5.4  5.2  5.3  5.4  5.8  5.9


...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   10    5    5    5   10   15   20   20   10    5   10   10   25   50
TEMPERATURE        33   31   29   28   26   26   31   34   28   28   27   27   26   25   29   32   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  34                  25                  32
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    6    5    5    5    5    4    4    3    4    3    3    4    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9  5.8  5.6  5.5  5.5  5.5  5.7  6.0  5.9  5.7  5.6  5.6  5.3  5.3  5.4  5.6  5.6


...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   10   10   10   10   20   20   30   20   20   10   15   15   35   55
TEMPERATURE        35   33   31   31   30   26   32   35   28   26   27   26   26   25   31   36   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  36                  25                  36
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    8    9    8    6    5    4    3    2    3    4    4    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4  6.3  6.1  5.8  5.8  5.7  6.0  6.3  6.0  5.9  5.8  5.7  5.6  5.6  6.0  6.4  6.7


...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 12/05/24                       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   10   10   10   15   15   20   25   30   25   20   15   20   25   35   55
TEMPERATURE        34   31   29   28   28   26   34   38   32   29   29   29   28   26   34   39   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  38                  26                  39
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          2    3    3    3    3    3    2    2    1    2    2    3    3    3    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9  6.1  5.7  5.0  4.8  4.3  4.7  5.1  5.0  4.9  4.7  4.7  5.1  5.3  5.6  6.0  6.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN