Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PST THU NOV 14 2024


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   75   65   70   60   35   30   30   30   30   35   40   35   35   45   60   90
TEMPERATURE        24   21   19   19   18   17   21   21   17   15   15   16   15   16   24   27   26
MIN/MAX TEMP                           16                  22                  14                  29
WIND DIR            W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    6    6    8    9    9    9    6    6    8    6    6    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   50   30   30   20   20   30   30   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.2
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 0.4                 0.3                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.1  3.6  3.2  3.0  2.6  2.2  2.4  2.6  2.5  2.0  1.9  1.6  1.3  1.4  2.4  3.2  4.2


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   75   65   75   60   35   30   30   25   25   30   40   35   35   45   60   85
TEMPERATURE        25   22   21   19   18   17   22   22   18   17   16   17   16   17   26   29   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           17                  23                  15                  30
WIND DIR            W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    8    8    9   10    9    8    6    8    8    6    8    8    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   50   30   30   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10    5    5   40   40   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 0.4                 0.3                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.1  3.6  3.2  3.0  2.6  2.2  2.4  2.6  2.4  1.9  1.9  1.6  1.3  1.4  2.4  3.2  4.2


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   80   80   75   55   30   30   25   35   35   40   35   35   30   50   80
TEMPERATURE        27   24   23   22   22   21   20   24   21   18   18   17   17   17   21   26   26
MIN/MAX TEMP                           19                  24                  15                  28
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    8   10   11   11   11   10    9    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   40   40   20   20   10   10   10   10    5    5    0    0   20   20   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S                        S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.2       0.2       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.5                 0.2                 0.1                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5  3.9  3.5  3.1  2.8  2.5  2.6  2.8  2.6  2.1  2.0  1.7  1.5  1.5  2.1  3.0  3.9


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   55   60   65   80   75   85   85   85   80   70   65   45   35   15   25   50
TEMPERATURE        22   20   19   19   22   22   23   23   20   20   19   18   16   14   21   24   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  24                  14                  24
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    4    5    9   12   13   14   13   14   14   13   11    6    3    3    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   20   50   50   70   70   60   60   40   40   20   20    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.06      0.26      0.13      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.1       0.9       3.9       2.1       0.2       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 4.8                 2.3                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6  4.2  4.0  3.8  3.5  3.4  3.6  3.5  3.1  2.5  2.2  1.9  1.6  1.4  1.9  2.5  2.6


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   50   50   60   70   60   75   75   75   70   60   50   40   40   20   25   45
TEMPERATURE        29   24   23   23   25   26   28   29   27   24   23   22   20   19   27   30   25
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  30                  19                  30
WIND DIR            S   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    5    6   10   12   12   12   12   12   10    9    5    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   20   20   30   30   60   60   50   50   40   40   20   20    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.02      0.11      0.10      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.2       1.5       1.4       0.2       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.7                 1.6                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6  4.2  3.9  3.7  3.4  3.3  3.6  3.6  3.2  2.5  2.1  1.8  1.6  1.4  1.9  2.5  2.6


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   50   55   60   70   55   60   55   45   35   35   30   20   20   15   25   45
TEMPERATURE        27   22   20   20   20   22   28   29   25   22   20   19   18   16   24   26   22
MIN/MAX TEMP                           20                  30                  16                  26
WIND DIR           SW    W   NW   NW    N   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    5    9   11   13   13   12   12   10   10    9    8    4    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   20   30   30   40   40   40   40   20   20   10   10    0    0   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                        S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.1       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.4                 0.4                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.7  4.3  4.1  3.7  3.5  3.4  3.7  3.7  3.2  2.5  2.1  1.7  1.5  1.3  2.0  2.5  2.5


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   65   65   80   65   60   70   60   55   55   50   30   25   10   20   55
TEMPERATURE        27   24   23   22   22   23   26   27   24   22   21   20   19   17   23   26   22
MIN/MAX TEMP                           22                  28                  17                  26
WIND DIR           SE   SE    E   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    W   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    5    9   11   14   14   13   13   13   12   10    5    3    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   30   30   60   60   60   60   50   50   30   30   20   20    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.05      0.02      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.4       0.4       0.4       0.7       0.2       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.5                 0.8                 0.9                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.7  4.4  4.1  3.7  3.3  3.3  3.5  3.4  2.8  2.4  2.1  1.8  1.5  1.3  1.9  2.4  2.5


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   55   60   75   60   60   55   50   40   40   30   20   20   15   25   50
TEMPERATURE        21   19   19   18   18   19   23   24   20   19   17   17   15   13   19   22   18
MIN/MAX TEMP                           17                  25                  13                  22
WIND DIR           SW    W   NW    N    N    N   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    8   12   14   14   14   14   16   14   14   13   10    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   20   40   40   40   40   40   40   30   30   10   10    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                        S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.02      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.2       0.4       0.3       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.7                 0.4                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.7  4.3  4.1  3.8  3.5  3.4  3.7  3.7  3.1  2.5  2.1  1.8  1.5  1.3  2.0  2.5  2.5


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   85   90   90   90   80   75   70   65   55   50   30   30   15   25   60
TEMPERATURE        24   20   19   20   23   21   20   20   18   17   18   17   15   14   20   24   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           19                  23                  14                  24
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    3    3    6   11   13   14   13   12   13   14   12    9    6    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30   80   80   80   80   60   60   40   40   10   10    0    0    5    5   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.12      0.12      0.09      0.05      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       1.8       1.8       1.4       0.8       0.2       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.0                 3.2                 1.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.8  4.4  4.1  3.8  3.3  3.0  3.1  3.0  2.6  2.2  2.0  1.7  1.5  1.2  1.9  2.6  3.0


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 11/15/24                         SATURDAY 11/16/24
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        OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   70   70   75   90   90   80   75   70   70   70   60   45   50   25   30   65
TEMPERATURE        34   31   31   30   30   30   30   30   28   28   28   26   25   23   28   32   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  31                  23                  32
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          2    2    2    2    3    4    5    5    4    4    3    3    3    3    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   40   40   70   70   60   60   40   40   30   30    5    5    5    5   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                        S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.06      0.11      0.06      0.05      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.5       1.3       0.7       0.7       0.2       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.6                 2.0                 0.9                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6  4.4  4.0  3.6  3.1  2.8  2.8  2.8  2.6  2.4  2.2  2.0  1.7  1.5  1.9  2.4  2.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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