Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT MON AUG 4 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   20   35   45   15   25   55   60   40   30   20   30   45   55   50   60   70
TEMPERATURE        44   46   51   55   55   49   45   44   44   47   54   58   57   50   47   46   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  42                  59                  45
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    6    8    6    5    5    5    4    3    6   10    9    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5   10
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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  9.3 10.3 10.3 10.0  9.9  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.3 10.1 10.9 10.9 11.1 10.9 11.0


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   FW   SC   BK   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   20   40   50   15   25   55   60   45   30   20   35   40   50   50   60   70
TEMPERATURE        45   47   53   56   57   50   46   45   45   48   56   60   59   51   48   46   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  43                  60                  46
WIND DIR            W   NW   SW    W    W   SW    W   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    6    8    8    5    5    5    4    3    5   10   10    8    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0   10
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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  9.3 10.4 10.4 10.1  9.9  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.4 10.2 10.9 11.0 11.1 10.9 11.0


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   15   10   30   15   20   55   55   35   10    5   20   35   40   50   50   65
TEMPERATURE        45   45   52   59   59   53   47   46   45   48   55   61   62   55   49   48   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  44                  63                  46
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    6    6    6    5    5    5    4    4    5    8    8    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.8  9.5  9.9 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.0  9.6  9.4  9.5 10.5 11.4 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.0


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

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   BK   OV   BK   FW   SC   FW   BK   BK   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   45   70   80   65   25   30   15   60   50   20   30   40   55   40   55   65
TEMPERATURE        45   48   50   50   49   46   43   43   42   47   55   59   59   53   49   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           54                  41                  61                  44
WIND DIR           NW    N    N   NW    N    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    W    W   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    4    3    4    5    5    5    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   60   80   40    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.42      0.06      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.4  9.8  9.6  9.7 10.1 10.6 11.2 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5


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

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   40   60   80   70   25   30   15   50   45   20   25   45   50   45   50   65
TEMPERATURE        49   55   59   58   56   52   49   48   46   53   62   67   67   60   55   52   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  46                  68                  50
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N    N   NW    W    W    W    S    S   SW   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    3    5    5    5    5    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   60   80   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.15      0.07      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.1 10.7 10.6  9.9  9.6  9.7 10.1 10.5 11.2 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5


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

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   FW   SC   FW   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   50   55   65   55   25   25   15   55   50   20   20   40   45   45   50   65
TEMPERATURE        49   53   56   56   55   51   47   46   45   52   58   63   64   58   53   51   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  45                  65                  49
WIND DIR            N   NE    S    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    S    S   SW   SW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6    5    6    6    5    4    4    3    3    3    6    8    6    5    8    6    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   60   80   30    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.01      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.5  9.9  9.7  9.8 10.2 10.3 10.9 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.5


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

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   50   55   60   40   20   20   15   70   50   20   20   40   50   45   50   60
TEMPERATURE        48   51   54   55   54   50   47   46   45   50   58   63   64   57   53   51   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  45                  65                  48
WIND DIR           NE   NW    W    W   NW    N   NE   NE   NE    S   SW   SW    W    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          8    6    6    6    5    4    4    3    3    3    5    5    5    5    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   50   70   20    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.10      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4  9.8  9.7  9.9 10.3 10.3 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.4


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

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   50   50   70   55   25   25   25   60   55   20   20   45   45   45   45   65
TEMPERATURE        46   50   51   50   50   47   45   44   43   48   53   58   59   54   51   49   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  43                  59                  47
WIND DIR            N   SE    S    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   SW    S   SW   SW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          9    8    6    8    6    5    4    4    4    3    6    8    6    6    9    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   60   80   30    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.12      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.6 10.5  9.8  9.7  9.8 10.2 10.3 10.9 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   SC   BK   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   45   65   70   30   20   10   40   65   40   30   40   45   45   45   50   55
TEMPERATURE        46   45   48   47   49   46   44   44   43   46   54   58   58   51   48   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  41                  61                  43
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW    S    S   SW   NW   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    6    6    5    4    4    4    4    4    4    5    5    5    5    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   60   50   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.19      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.3  9.8  9.8 10.2 10.3 10.6 11.4 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.4


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

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   65   60   50   30   10   20   15   60   60   20   20   35   40   45   40   60
TEMPERATURE        51   55   59   63   63   57   53   51   49   55   64   71   71   63   57   54   52
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  48                  72                  51
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W   NW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    4    4    3    3    3    3    3    4    5    5    4    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   30   40   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.02      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
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4  9.7  9.4  9.6  9.6  9.7  9.9 10.5 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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