Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

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

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   50   45   70   70   20   35   45   15   25   35   50   45   20   15   30   45
TEMPERATURE        56   49   46   45   44   45   51   55   55   49   45   44   44   47   54   58   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  57                  42                  59
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    9    8    6    5    5    5    6    9    8    5    5    5    4    3    6   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 11.4 10.7 10.2  9.9  9.6  9.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.0  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.7 10.7 11.2


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

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

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   45   45   65   65   20   40   50   15   25   40   50   45   15   15   30   40
TEMPERATURE        57   51   47   46   45   47   53   56   57   50   46   45   44   48   56   60   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  58                  43                  61
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW    W    W    N   NE    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    9    9    8    6    4    4    6    8    8    6    5    5    4    3    5   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 11.4 10.8 10.2 10.0  9.6  9.7 10.6 10.7 10.3 10.1  9.8  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.7 10.8 11.2


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

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

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   50   65   55   15   10   30   15   20   35   35   40   10    5   15   30
TEMPERATURE        57   52   48   47   45   45   51   58   59   53   47   46   45   48   55   61   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  61                  45                  64
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    8    6    5    5    5    6    6    5    5    5    4    4    5    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   10   10    5   10    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      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) 11.6 11.4 10.6 10.2  9.9  9.5 10.0 10.6 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.2 10.0  9.8  9.9 10.9 11.7


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   75   50   45   45   70   80   65   25   15   25   40   45   25   35   50
TEMPERATURE        56   51   49   47   45   47   50   52   51   47   44   44   42   47   55   59   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  54                  41                  61
WIND DIR            W   SW    S    W   NW    N    N    N    N   NW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    8    8    6    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    3    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   30   40   40   60   70   20   20    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.00      0.01      0.13      0.01      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) 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.0  9.9 10.1 10.8 11.3 11.7


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   75   45   45   40   60   80   70   25   20   20   35   35   20   30   50
TEMPERATURE        64   57   56   53   50   54   58   59   57   53   50   49   47   54   63   67   67
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  62                  47                  68
WIND DIR           NW    W   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    N    W    W   SW    S    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    8    8    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    3    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   40   30   40   40   50   70   30   30    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.01      0.00      0.11      0.03      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) 12.0 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.7 11.3 11.7


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   70   50   45   50   55   65   55   20   20   20   35   35   20   25   45
TEMPERATURE        63   55   53   51   49   53   56   58   56   52   48   47   46   52   59   64   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           48                  59                  46                  65
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N    N    E    S    W   NW    N   NW   NW   NW    S    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          8    8    8    8    8    6    6    6    6    5    5    4    4    3    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   40   30   40   30   50   60   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      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) 12.0 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.7 11.2 11.7


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   80   60   50   50   50   60   40   15   15   25   35   50   20   25   45
TEMPERATURE        61   54   53   50   49   50   55   56   57   52   49   47   46   51   59   64   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  59                  46                  65
WIND DIR           NW   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NW    W   NW    N    N   NE    E    S   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    9    9    8    8    8    6    5    5    4    3    3    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   30   40   30   60   50   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.10      0.00      0.00      0.02      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) 11.8 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.7 11.1 11.6


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   70   50   45   50   50   70   55   20   15   20   35   40   20   25   45
TEMPERATURE        57   51   50   48   47   50   51   52   52   49   46   45   44   48   54   58   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  54                  44                  60
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N    N   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    S    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    9   10   10   10    8    6    8    8    5    5    5    5    4    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   40   30   40   30   50   60   20   20    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.01      0.00      0.04      0.01      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) 12.0 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.3 10.7 11.2 11.7


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   SC   BK   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   65   75   55   40   65   70   30   20   10   30   50   40   25   40   40
TEMPERATURE        52   49   48   47   44   45   47   50   52   47   45   44   43   46   54   58   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  55                  42                  61
WIND DIR           SE    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW    S    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    8    8    8    6    6    5    5    5    4    4    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   30   30   30   40   40   50   50   10   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.13      0.00      0.01      0.03      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) 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.9 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.5 10.8 11.3 11.7


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

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

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   75   75   65   65   65   60   50   30   10   10   20   35   55   25   20   30
TEMPERATURE        70   64   59   55   52   54   58   63   65   59   54   51   49   55   64   70   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  66                  49                  72
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    4    4    4    4    5    5    4    4    3    3    3    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   20   30   40   40   30   30   10   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.3  9.9  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.6 10.1 10.4 10.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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