Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PST WED JAN 22 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   30   20   10   20   45   70   85   90   95   80   35   15   20   25   40
TEMPERATURE        32   26   25   26   26   26   37   42   38   32   30   26   20   16   21   25   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  43                  15                  25
WIND DIR            E   SE    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6    8   10   10   11   10    8    8    9   10   12   12    5    4    4    9   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    S
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)  4.3  3.5  3.6  4.1  4.8  5.9  6.5  6.5  6.1  5.2  4.5  3.7  3.2  2.2  2.3  2.8  2.7


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   30   15   10   20   45   65   80   90   95   80   35   15   15   25   40
TEMPERATURE        32   26   26   27   27   28   38   44   39   33   31   27   21   16   22   26   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           24                  44                  16                  26
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6    9   10   11   11   11    8    8   10   11   13   13    5    5    4   10   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    S
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)  4.2  3.4  3.7  4.2  4.9  5.9  6.6  6.6  6.2  5.3  4.6  3.8  3.2  2.2  2.3  2.8  2.7


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   15   20   10   20   40   65   80   85   85   75   50   20   25   25   45
TEMPERATURE        33   25   24   24   23   24   31   39   38   31   31   29   24   20   23   27   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           22                  40                  19                  28
WIND DIR            E   SE   SE    S   SW   SW    W   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          5    6    8    9    9    8    6    5    6    9   10   11    9    8    6    9   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   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
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)  3.8  3.4  3.0  3.1  3.4  4.0  5.2  5.7  5.5  5.4  4.7  4.1  3.1  2.6  2.5  2.9  2.6


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   25   25   45   30   30   55   75   85   80   80   60   55   35   40   55
TEMPERATURE        18   13   15   16   15   15   23   28   25   20   19   15   11    9   15   17   14
MIN/MAX TEMP                           12                  29                   8                  19
WIND DIR            N    N   NW    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          9   10   10   12   13   16   17   19   18   18   17   13   11   11   12   16   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.0  0.5  1.1  1.5  1.9  2.5  3.7  3.9  3.6  3.4  3.0  2.6  2.0  1.7  1.2  1.3  1.0


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   25   30   40   30   30   50   75   85   85   80   55   55   40   35   50
TEMPERATURE        23   17   16   17   15   15   24   28   23   20   19   17   15   14   21   25   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           13                  28                  13                  26
WIND DIR            N   NW    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   NW   NW   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6    9    9    9   10   12   14   17   16   14   12    9    6    8    9   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   30   30   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.3  0.3  0.5  0.7  1.0  1.6  2.6  2.8  2.5  2.3  2.1  1.9  1.7  1.5  1.3  1.4  1.1


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   FW   FW   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   20   20   35   25   25   55   75   80   80   70   40   35   20   20   30
TEMPERATURE        22   16   15   15   14   13   19   23   21   17   16   15   12   11   18   23   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           12                  24                  10                  23
WIND DIR            N    N   NW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   NW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6   10   10    9    9   10   12   13   11   10    9    8    8    9    9   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   30   30   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.6  0.5  0.7  0.9  1.1  1.1  2.0  2.2  2.1  1.9  1.7  1.9  1.8  1.6  1.4  1.5  1.2


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   FW   FW   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5   25   20   40   20   25   50   75   85   85   75   45   45   25   25   35
TEMPERATURE        23   17   17   18   17   17   23   27   24   21   20   18   16   14   18   22   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           15                  27                  13                  22
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   SE    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          6    8    6    8    9   10   11   12   10    9    9    6    9    9   10   12   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
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)  1.9  0.9  1.0  1.2  1.3  1.5  2.5  2.7  2.6  2.4  2.2  2.2  1.9  1.6  1.2  1.4  1.1


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   FW   FW   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   20   20   40   20   25   50   70   75   80   70   40   35   15   20   30
TEMPERATURE        19   14   15   15   14   13   18   21   19   16   15   13   10    8   14   19   15
MIN/MAX TEMP                           11                  22                   8                  19
WIND DIR            N    N    N   NW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          9   12   12   11   11   12   13   14   13   12   11   11   11   13   11   13   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.6  0.7  1.2  1.2  1.4  1.5  2.3  2.6  2.5  2.4  2.2  2.2  2.0  1.7  1.4  1.5  1.2


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   BK   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   20   30   50   25   25   55   75   80   75   70   45   55   30   25   35
TEMPERATURE        22   18   18   19   18   18   25   31   29   24   24   20   16   14   16   19   15
MIN/MAX TEMP                           16                  32                  13                  21
WIND DIR            N    N    N   SW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    9   11   12   12   12   12   12   11   12    9   10   11   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S
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)  2.0  1.5  1.7  1.8  2.0  2.4  3.6  3.9  3.8  3.4  3.2  2.9  2.2  1.8  1.3  1.4  1.0


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 01/23/25                       FRIDAY 01/24/25
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   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   25   30   45   20   25   50   70   70   75   75   50   40   40   35   40
TEMPERATURE        29   22   20   20   19   19   26   31   29   25   25   23   20   18   22   26   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  32                  17                  26
WIND DIR           NE    E   SE    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    4    5    6    9   11   13   13   11   10    8    5    3    3    3    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                             29   32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    S    S    S    S    S
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)  2.0  1.3  1.0  0.7  0.5  0.6  1.8  2.3  2.2  2.1  2.0  1.5  1.1  0.6  0.6  0.8  0.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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