Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KPDT 032156
AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   55   70   80   95   80   75   45   35   30   25   10   10    5    0   15   20
TEMPERATURE        58   53   48   47   44   42   45   48   48   44   40   39   37   43   51   57   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  50                  37                  58
WIND DIR           NW   NW   SE   SW   SE   SE    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    S    S   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    6    4    4    5    5    5    8   10   10    8    5    4    2    3    4    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   30   30   30   30   30   30   10   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.07      0.11      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.1  9.9  9.5  9.2  8.7  8.6  8.4  8.6  9.1 10.0 10.8


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   55   70   80   95   80   80   45   30   25   20   10    5    5    5   15   20
TEMPERATURE        60   55   48   47   45   43   46   50   50   45   41   39   38   44   52   58   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  52                  38                  59
WIND DIR           NW   NE    S   SW    S    E   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    S    S   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          9    6    5    5    5    4    5    8   10   10    9    5    4    2    3    4    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   30   30   30   30   30   30   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.08      0.19      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.0  9.6  9.3  8.7  8.6  8.4  8.6  9.1 10.0 10.8


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   60   55   75   95   80   65   70   50   35   30   15   10   10    0   15   20
TEMPERATURE        65   58   50   49   46   44   47   51   50   47   43   41   40   43   52   59   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  55                  40                  63
WIND DIR           NW    N    N   NW   NE    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    N
WIND (MPH)          8    9    9    8    8    5    5    6    6    8    8    6    4    3    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   50   50   40   40   60   60   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T    T    T    R    R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.05      0.11      0.07      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.2  9.9  9.2  8.9  8.5  8.7  9.2 10.0 11.0


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   60   75   90   95   90   90   75   65   75   80   65   45   20   30   40   40
TEMPERATURE        63   55   50   49   48   47   48   50   51   46   43   41   40   44   51   56   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  54                  39                  58
WIND DIR           NW   NW   SW    S    S    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    6    5    4    5    5    5    5    6    5    5    5    4    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   60   60   70   70   40   40   20   20    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    T    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.12      0.20      0.06      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7  9.9 10.0  9.8  9.7 10.1 10.6 11.0


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   65   75   90   95   90   80   70   65   70   70   60   45   20   25   40   35
TEMPERATURE        70   62   56   54   52   53   53   55   56   51   49   47   45   50   56   61   63
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  59                  45                  64
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW    N    E   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          8    9    8    6    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   60   60   70   70   40   40   20   20    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    T    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.07      0.13      0.05      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.1 10.1  9.9  9.7 10.0 10.6 11.0


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   70   75   90   95   90   75   55   75   70   70   55   35   15   20   25   30
TEMPERATURE        68   62   55   53   53   51   50   54   55   50   47   45   44   48   53   59   60
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  57                  44                  60
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N   NE   SW    W   SW   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          8   10    9    8    6    6    6    6    6    6    5    5    5    4    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   10   60   60   70   70   40   40   20   20    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    T    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.07      0.12      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.3 10.8 10.5 10.7 10.6  9.9 10.2  9.9  9.7 10.1 10.6 11.1


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   70   90   90   90   85   70   65   70   75   55   40   10   10   15   10
TEMPERATURE        67   60   55   53   52   49   50   52   54   50   47   45   43   47   55   60   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           48                  56                  43                  61
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE   NE   SE    W    W   SW    W   NW    N    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    9    8    6    4    5    6    6    5    6    5    6    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   10   60   60   70   70   30   30   20   20    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.08      0.19      0.03      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.4 10.5 10.6  9.9 10.0  9.8  9.5  9.8 10.5 11.0


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   70   80   95   95   90   85   60   75   70   75   55   35   15   25   25   35
TEMPERATURE        63   58   52   51   50   47   46   49   50   47   44   43   41   44   49   54   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  52                  41                  55
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N    E   SW    W   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          9   11   10    9    6    8    6    8    8    9    8    8    8    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   10   60   60   70   70   40   40   20   20    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    T    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.09      0.18      0.04      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.5 10.7 10.6  9.9 10.1  9.9  9.7 10.1 10.6 11.1


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   80   75   90   95   95   90   75   80   75   70   40   20   10   10   25   25
TEMPERATURE        60   52   50   49   48   43   44   46   47   43   42   40   39   42   50   55   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  51                  38                  57
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N    S    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    6    6    6    5    6    5    5    6    8    6    5    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   20   70   70   70   70   40   40    5    5    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.26      0.18      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.3 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4  9.9 10.0  9.6  9.4  9.8 10.5 10.9


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 07/04/25                         SATURDAY 07/05/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   FW   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   55   60   80   85   85   90   90   65   65   80   75   50   15    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        69   63   57   55   52   54   55   58   60   56   53   50   47   52   61   67   69
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  61                  47                  69
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0   40   40   40   40   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.02      0.08      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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) 10.1  9.9  9.9 10.4 10.8 10.5 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.7  9.8  9.4  9.1  9.4  9.9 10.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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