Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   90   70   70   50   30   30   30   30   20   20   20   35   35   45   45
TEMPERATURE        37   29   30   31   25   20   18   18   17   18   22   24   22   18   17   19   18
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  16                  25                  16
WIND DIR            W   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         16   16   14   17   19   18   17   13   13   11   11   11   10    8    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                   36   37   36
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   70   90   70   50   50   20   20   20   20   10   10    5    5   10   10   30
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.30      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       2.9       0.4       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          3.0                 0.5                 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)  6.2  5.5  5.4  4.8  4.1  3.0  2.7  2.4  2.2  2.2  2.5  3.1  3.0  2.6  2.6  3.0  2.5


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   85   70   65   45   25   25   20   30   15   20   20   30   30   40   40
TEMPERATURE        37   31   31   33   26   21   19   19   18   19   23   25   23   19   18   19   19
MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  17                  26                  17
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         17   18   16   18   20   20   18   14   14   12   11   11   11    9    8    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                   36   37
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   70   90   70   50   50   20   20   20   20    5    5    5    5   10   10   30
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.25      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       2.3       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.4                 0.3                 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)  6.5  5.6  5.4  4.8  4.1  2.9  2.6  2.4  2.2  2.2  2.5  3.1  3.0  2.6  2.6  2.9  2.5


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   45   75   80   75   50   40   45   45   25   10   10   20   35   35   50   55
TEMPERATURE        34   31   32   32   28   22   20   18   18   18   21   25   23   18   17   18   19
MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  17                  25                  16
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   12   12   14   16   14   13   12   12   11   10   10    9    8    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)              31   34   34   32
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   80   60   10   10   10   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.11      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.9       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.9                 0.3                 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)  5.9  5.8  5.5  5.1  4.3  3.3  2.7  2.3  2.2  2.0  2.3  3.0  3.1  2.4  2.3  2.5  2.6


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   80   80   85   85   80   75   70   75   65   65   75   70   65   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        34   30   30   31   25   21   19   19   17   16   18   20   18   18   17   16   15
MAX/MIN TEMP                           33                  15                  21                  14
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         25   24   19   16   18   25   26   25   23   21   19   17   13   13   11    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                        37   44
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   80   80   80   80   50   50   30   30   40   40   20   20    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.09      0.12      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.8       1.9       0.5       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.8                 2.4                 0.3                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.7  4.0  4.9  4.6  4.3  3.3  2.9  2.7  2.2  2.1  2.3  2.6  2.5  2.1  1.8  1.7  1.4


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   80   85   90   80   80   65   60   55   50   60   65   65   60   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        26   27   30   31   27   24   24   24   22   21   24   27   25   22   21   20   18
MAX/MIN TEMP                           32                  20                  27                  17
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         19   19   16   12   10   14   16   14   13   12   11   11   10    9    8    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                             32
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   80   80   80   80   50   50   30   30   40   40   30   30    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.07      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.4       1.1       0.2       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 1.3                 0.2                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  2.9  3.7  3.7  3.9  3.2  2.8  2.6  2.2  2.0  2.3  2.6  2.5  2.0  1.7  1.5  1.3


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   70   80   85   80   80   45   45   40   35   45   45   45   45   40   40   45
TEMPERATURE        20   22   25   27   25   22   20   20   17   16   21   24   22   18   17   16   15
MAX/MIN TEMP                           27                  16                  25                  14
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12   13   12   11   10   12   13   13   12   11   11   10    9    9    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   80   80   80   80   50   50   40   40   40   40   20   20    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.11      0.09      0.02      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       1.0       1.4       0.3       0.2       0.2       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.0                 1.7                 0.4                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.5  2.4  3.3  3.6  3.8  3.2  2.8  2.5  2.1  1.9  2.3  2.7  2.5  1.9  1.7  1.5  1.2


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   80   85   90   85   85   80   80   85   80   75   80   70   60   55   55   60
TEMPERATURE        27   28   28   28   26   23   22   22   21   19   20   22   21   20   18   18   17
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  19                  22                  16
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         13   13   11    9   12   19   20   20   18   16   14   14   12   11   10    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                        29   36
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   90   80   80   80   40   40   30   30   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      0.26      0.37      0.16      0.06      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       2.3       5.8       2.7       1.1       0.3       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.3                 8.5                 1.4                 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  3.0  3.9  3.7  4.0  3.3  3.0  2.7  2.3  2.0  2.2  2.4  2.5  2.0  1.7  1.7  1.3


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   85   85   80   80   50   50   45   40   45   45   45   40   35   35   40
TEMPERATURE        25   23   25   26   23   20   18   18   16   15   17   20   18   16   14   14   13
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  15                  20                  12
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         17   17   14   12   14   20   23   20   21   18   16   13   13   13   12   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   90   80   80   80   50   50   40   40   50   50   20   20    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.15      0.15      0.04      0.02      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       1.7       2.5       0.6       0.4       0.2       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.7                 3.1                 0.6                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.0  2.8  3.7  3.9  4.0  3.3  2.9  2.6  2.1  2.0  2.2  2.6  2.4  1.9  1.8  1.7  1.2


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   80   90   95   80   80   80   80   80   75   70   70   70   55   55   55   60
TEMPERATURE        31   29   30   31   25   20   21   20   18   17   17   19   18   18   17   18   17
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  16                  20                  16
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         16   14   12   12   20   25   25   23   21   18   16   13   13   11   10    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                   29   42   47   46        40   35
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   90   90   70   70   30   30   40   40   30   30   10   10    0    0   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                        S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.20      0.17      0.10      0.04      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       1.9       2.9       1.6       0.7       0.4       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.9                 4.5                 1.1                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.7  3.4  4.9  4.9  4.1  3.1  3.0  2.6  2.1  2.1  2.3  2.5  2.5  2.1  1.9  1.9  1.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 01/10/25                         SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   80   90   90   85   80   80   80   85   80   75   80   75   70   70   70   75
TEMPERATURE        29   30   32   33   32   29   28   28   26   25   26   28   27   26   26   25   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  25                  28                  24
WIND DIR            S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         12   12   10   11   16   14   13   12   11    9    9    8    6    4    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)    33   31   29   34   39   39   35   29   32   28   26
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   90   90   80   80   40   40   30   30   30   30   10   10    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.36      0.26      0.15      0.07      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       2.0       3.1       2.2       1.1       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.0                 5.3                 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)  3.3  2.9  3.9  4.1  4.0  3.1  2.8  2.5  2.1  2.0  2.1  2.4  2.6  2.2  2.0  1.9  1.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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