Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   SC   CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   60   25    5    5   35   60   55   40   25   10   25   30   45   45   40   45
TEMPERATURE        51   53   58   61   59   52   47   45   44   48   53   57   55   49   44   43   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  42                  58                  40
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8   10   11   10    6    4    4    4    5    8   10   10    8    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20   20   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) 12.1 11.9 11.3 10.9 10.2  9.4  9.2  9.3  9.2  9.2  9.8 10.5 10.6 10.2  9.6  9.5  9.2


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   SC   CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   60   25    5    5   35   55   50   35   20   10   25   35   45   45   40   40
TEMPERATURE        52   55   60   64   61   54   48   46   44   49   55   59   57   50   45   43   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  43                  60                  41
WIND DIR            W   NW   NE    W    W   SW    W    W    W   NW    N   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6   10   11   10    6    5    4    4    5    6   10   11    9    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20   20   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) 12.1 11.9 11.4 11.0 10.4  9.5  9.3  9.3  9.2  9.2  9.9 10.7 10.6 10.3  9.6  9.5  9.3


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   60   30   15   15   15   30   40   35   30   15   30   55   60   40   40   35
TEMPERATURE        53   54   60   65   65   58   50   48   46   49   56   60   60   54   47   45   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           67                  45                  64                  43
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    6    6    9   10   10    9    8    6    4    4    5    9   10   10    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T                                            R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
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) 12.3 12.3 12.2 11.7 11.5 10.7  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.9 10.4 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.0  9.8


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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        SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   25   20   35   40   50   55   30   35   15   30   50   50   55   75   55   55
TEMPERATURE        56   61   67   69   65   57   51   49   47   53   59   63   62   55   50   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  45                  65                  45
WIND DIR           SW    N    N    N   NW    W    W    W    W   NW    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    8    9   10   11   11    9    8    6    6    6    8   10   11    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    R    R    R    R                        R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
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) 12.5 12.5 13.1 13.2 12.8 12.7 12.1 11.6 11.2 11.1 11.5 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.7


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   25   20   30   40   55   55   40   35   15   20   40   45   55   75   60   60
TEMPERATURE        60   67   74   76   72   63   57   53   50   57   65   70   69   61   56   53   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           78                  49                  72                  49
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    8   10   10    9    6    6    5    5    6    8   10    9    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    R    R    R    R                        R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.04      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) 12.6 12.5 12.8 13.1 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.6 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.8


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   25   20   30   45   65   60   35   35   15   25   35   50   65   80   60   60
TEMPERATURE        59   66   70   74   71   62   56   53   51   58   63   67   67   61   55   52   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           74                  50                  68                  49
WIND DIR            N   NE   SE   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   SW   SW   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          9    6    8    9   10   11    9    8    6    5    6    8    8    9    9    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    R    R    R    R                        R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.03      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) 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.2 11.7 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.0 10.8


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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        SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   40   15   25   50   50   50   25   25   15   35   45   45   55   80   60   55
TEMPERATURE        58   64   69   72   67   60   54   52   50   56   62   66   66   59   54   51   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  49                  67                  48
WIND DIR           NE   NW    W   NW   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NW    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          8    8    9   10   11   11   10    9    8    8    8    8    9   10    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    R    R                                  R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01
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) 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 11.8 11.4 11.0 10.9 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.2 10.8 10.6


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   25   25   35   55   65   55   35   35   15   30   40   50   65   80   60   55
TEMPERATURE        57   62   66   69   65   58   53   51   49   54   59   62   62   56   52   49   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  48                  63                  46
WIND DIR            N    E    S    W   NW   NW    N   NW   NW    W   SW    W   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         11    9    9   10   12   13   12   11   10    8    6    9   10   11   11   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    R    R    R    R                        R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
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) 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.2 11.7 11.3 11.3 11.6 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.0 10.8


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   25   15   35   65   40   20   15   25   40   45   50   45   70   65   55
TEMPERATURE        53   57   62   64   62   54   50   46   45   50   56   59   58   52   49   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           67                  44                  61                  43
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9   10    9   10   10   10    9    9    8    8    8    8   10   10    9    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    R                                  R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02
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) 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.4 11.9 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.8 11.3 11.8 11.7 11.2 11.3 10.7 10.4


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 07/02/25                      THURSDAY 07/03/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   45   40   40   30   35   40   20   15   20   30   35   25   45   60   60   50
TEMPERATURE        59   65   71   74   73   66   58   53   49   56   64   68   69   63   57   54   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           75                  48                  70                  49
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    8    8    8    6    5    4    4    5    6    6    6    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                   R                                                      R
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       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.8 10.7 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.1  9.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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