Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PST FRI NOV 22 2024


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   90   80   85   85   75   65   60   65   65   65   70   70   60   55   70
TEMPERATURE        27   25   24   24   23   22   23   22   21   19   19   19   18   17   20   23   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           22                  24                  17                  25
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         14   12   11   12   12   11   12   13   13   12   14   14   16   17   17   17   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   80   70   70   80   80   50   50   40   40   20   20   20   20   60   60   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.25      0.22      0.20      0.08      0.04      0.02      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.0       2.9       2.7       1.1       0.5       0.2       0.0       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          5.9                 3.8                 0.7                 0.4
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0  4.6  4.4  3.9  3.7  3.6  3.6  3.4  3.2  2.8  2.7  2.5  2.4  2.5  3.2  4.0  4.2


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   85   80   80   80   70   55   55   65   60   70   70   70   60   55   70
TEMPERATURE        28   26   25   25   23   23   24   24   21   20   21   20   19   18   22   25   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           22                  25                  18                  26
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         16   13   12   13   13   12   13   14   14   14   16   17   17   19   19   17   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   80   70   70   80   80   50   50   30   30   20   20   20   20   60   60   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.23      0.20      0.17      0.06      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.8       2.7       2.4       0.9       0.5       0.2       0.0       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          5.5                 3.3                 0.7                 0.4
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0  4.6  4.4  3.9  3.7  3.6  3.6  3.4  3.1  2.8  2.7  2.5  2.4  2.5  3.2  4.0  4.2


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   95   85   85   90   80   65   55   65   60   75   65   75   45   50   75
TEMPERATURE        31   29   27   27   25   24   24   25   23   20   19   19   19   18   20   24   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  25                  18                  26
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11   10   10   11   11   11   11   11   10   10   11   12   12   12   13   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   80   80   80   70   70   60   60   20   20    5    5   10   10   40   40   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                        S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.21      0.09      0.09      0.07      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.0       1.1       1.2       0.9       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          3.1                 2.1                 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)  5.6  5.0  4.8  4.3  3.9  3.8  4.0  3.8  3.3  3.0  2.8  2.8  2.7  2.8  3.3  4.1  4.2


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90  100  100   95   95   75   75   65   65   55   40   50   40   40   40   40
TEMPERATURE        33   33   32   31   29   25   25   26   23   20   19   18   17   16   21   23   18
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  28                  15                  24
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         28   28   26   20   13   10    9    8    8   10   10    9    8   10    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100   90   90   80   80   70   70   30   30   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.62      0.58      0.16      0.07      0.15      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.0       4.8       1.9       0.9       2.1       0.2       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          7.8                 2.8                 2.3                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.4  7.1  6.6  6.1  5.4  4.6  4.5  4.3  4.0  3.3  2.8  2.4  2.6  2.5  3.0  3.6  3.6


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90  100  100   95   95   80   80   75   70   55   45   45   50   45   50   40
TEMPERATURE        37   36   35   34   32   29   31   32   28   25   23   22   21   21   27   28   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  32                  20                  29
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   SW    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         19   19   19   16   10    6    6    6    4    6    5    5    5    6    8   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100  100  100   80   80   70   70   40   40   30   30   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.38      0.60      0.19      0.07      0.19      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       1.2       1.8       0.8       2.5       0.3       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.2                 2.6                 2.8                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3  6.9  6.5  5.9  5.3  4.6  4.5  4.5  4.1  3.4  2.9  2.4  2.5  2.3  3.1  3.6  3.6


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   95  100  100   95   95   80   80   70   60   55   40   45   45   45   50   50
TEMPERATURE        34   34   33   32   30   28   28   29   26   23   20   19   18   18   23   24   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  30                  17                  26
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   NW    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         13   14   16   14   11    9    8    9    8    8    6    6    4    5    6   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100  100  100   80   80   60   60   40   40   30   30   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.48      1.09      0.30      0.07      0.15      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.1       8.3       3.6       0.9       2.2       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          9.4                 4.5                 2.7                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.1  6.9  6.5  6.0  5.4  4.7  4.6  4.5  4.1  3.4  2.9  2.5  2.7  2.6  3.1  3.6  3.6


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95  100  100   95   95   80   75   75   60   50   35   50   45   35   35   45
TEMPERATURE        36   35   34   32   30   27   27   29   26   23   22   20   19   19   24   25   22
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  29                  18                  26
WIND DIR           SE    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   SE    S    S    S   SE
WIND (MPH)         18   17   16   12    9    8    8    6    5    6    5    5    5    6    9   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100   90   90   80   80   60   60   20   20   30   30   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.50      0.71      0.18      0.09      0.14      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.9       5.2       2.2       1.2       1.9       0.2       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          6.1                 3.4                 2.1                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3  6.9  6.4  5.9  5.2  4.5  4.4  4.4  3.9  3.4  3.1  2.8  2.6  2.5  2.9  3.6  3.6


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95  100  100   95   95   80   80   65   65   55   35   45   40   40   50   50
TEMPERATURE        31   31   31   30   29   26   24   24   22   20   17   16   15   15   19   20   17
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  27                  14                  21
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW    W   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         19   20   21   19   16   12   11   10   11   12   10    9    5    8    8   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100  100  100   80   80   60   60   30   30   30   30   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.54      1.01      0.28      0.07      0.13      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.8      10.4       3.9       1.0       2.0       0.3       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                         14.2                 4.9                 2.3                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.1  6.9  6.6  6.1  5.5  4.7  4.5  4.4  4.1  3.3  2.9  2.5  2.6  2.6  3.0  3.6  3.6


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   95   95   95   90   85   80   85   60   55   50   45   50   50   40   35   50
TEMPERATURE        32   32   31   30   28   24   24   25   22   21   19   18   17   15   19   21   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           24                  27                  15                  24
WIND DIR            S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         18   16   12   11   11   11    9    8    9   10    9    8    8    9    9   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100   80   80   80   80   50   50   20   20   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.42      0.30      0.10      0.12      0.09      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.1       3.2       1.3       1.7       1.4       0.2       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          5.3                 3.0                 1.6                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.4  6.8  6.3  5.7  4.8  4.4  4.3  4.3  3.8  3.1  2.8  2.7  2.4  2.3  3.0  3.7  3.7


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/23/24                       SUNDAY 11/24/24
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   BK   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   95   95   90   85   75   80   55   45   55   45   55   60   45   45   55
TEMPERATURE        41   39   37   35   33   32   33   33   32   29   28   27   26   25   28   31   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  34                  25                  33
WIND DIR            S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          9    6    4    4    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    5    5    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90  100  100   80   80   70   70   50   50   20   20   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.40      0.34      0.12      0.11      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.3       0.8       0.7       0.3       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 1.5                 0.4                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.4  6.4  5.4  4.6  4.3  4.1  4.0  4.0  3.6  3.4  3.2  2.8  2.7  2.4  2.8  3.6  3.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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