Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT SUN APR 6 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   65   75   85   90   90   80   80   80   70   70   70   65   65   65   55
TEMPERATURE        33   35   42   44   42   37   33   31   29   29   30   31   29   26   24   24   22
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  28                  33                  22
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    8   10   10   10    9   10   10   12   14   18   20   19   14   11   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      36   37   36
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   10   50   80   90   90   70   80   90   90   90   70   70   30   30   50
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.44      0.30      0.20      0.30      0.16      0.06
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.2       2.0       2.0       3.1       2.0       0.8
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 2.2                 5.1                 2.8
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.5  7.3  8.1  8.5  8.6  8.1  6.8  6.1  5.7  5.6  5.5  5.4  5.1  4.4  4.0  3.8  3.7


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   70   70   75   80   85   90   75   75   75   65   65   65   60   55   55   50
TEMPERATURE        35   36   43   45   43   38   34   32   30   30   31   33   30   27   25   25   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  29                  34                  23
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          8    8   10   10   10   10   10   11   12   16   20   21   21   16   11   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   10   50   80   80   90   70   80   90   90   90   60   60   30   30   50
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.42      0.29      0.20      0.30      0.14      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.1       1.9       2.0       2.9       1.8       0.7
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 2.0                 4.9                 2.5
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.5  7.4  8.1  8.5  8.6  8.1  6.9  6.1  5.7  5.6  5.5  5.4  5.1  4.4  4.0  3.8  3.7


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   60   55   65   80   90   95   90   85   80   75   75   75   55   50   40   40
TEMPERATURE        35   36   44   49   49   43   38   34   32   31   33   36   34   30   27   25   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  31                  37                  23
WIND DIR           SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10   11   12   12   12   12   12   14   17   17   18   16   11   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      34   34
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   20   60   70   90   70   70   50   70   70   30   30   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.12      0.35      0.06      0.08      0.03      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.4       0.4       0.3       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.7                 0.8                 0.4
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  7.5  8.2  8.6  8.7  8.5  7.6  6.6  6.1  6.0  6.0  5.9  5.7  4.9  4.3  3.9  3.8


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   OV   BK   SC   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   25   25   30   45   70   65   45   80   75   55   60   65   80   70   55   40
TEMPERATURE        30   35   43   46   45   39   38   36   34   34   36   38   35   31   28   24   22
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  32                  38                  22
WIND DIR            W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   10   11   13   17   19   20   20   19   19   18   16   13   11   10    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   20   20   80   70  100  100   90   90   50   50   30
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.28      0.09      0.27      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.2       0.1       1.8       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 1.3                 2.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.0  6.8  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.8  7.7  7.1  7.3  7.2  7.0  6.9  7.0  6.4  5.4  4.7  4.2


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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        FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   25   25   20   35   60   65   50   75   75   60   65   65   75   70   55   45
TEMPERATURE        32   37   48   51   50   41   40   39   38   37   42   44   42   36   33   30   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  36                  45                  28
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    8   10   11   12   12   12   13   13   13   13   12   10    6    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   80   60  100  100   90   90   50   50   40
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.23      0.08      0.24      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.3
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.4
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.8  6.4  7.5  7.7  7.7  7.6  7.7  7.0  7.3  7.1  6.9  6.9  7.1  6.4  5.6  4.8  4.3


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   25   25   40   60   50   45   90   90   85   75   75   75   70   45   35
TEMPERATURE        29   34   42   45   45   38   36   35   34   34   35   38   39   35   31   27   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  33                  39                  24
WIND DIR            W   SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    8   11   12   11   11   12   12   13   13   14   13   12    9    8    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   20   20   80   70  100  100   80   80   50   50   40
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.33      0.21      0.25      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.7       0.2       0.7       0.3
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.9                 1.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9  6.4  7.1  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.3  6.9  7.2  7.0  6.9  7.0  7.1  6.5  5.8  4.9  4.3


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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        FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   30   30   25   45   60   40   80   95   95   90   80   80   85   75   50   50
TEMPERATURE        32   36   44   47   46   40   39   39   37   36   36   38   37   33   30   27   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  35                  39                  25
WIND DIR           SE    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S   SW    W   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    8   10   10   12   13   13   12   12   12   12   11    9    9    9    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5   30   40   80   70  100  100   80   80   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.24      0.13      0.27      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.0       0.9       0.5
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.4                 1.4
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.1  6.5  7.3  7.6  7.6  7.7  7.6  7.2  7.2  7.0  6.8  6.9  6.9  6.2  5.2  4.6  4.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   25   25   40   55   45   55   90   90   85   75   75   80   65   40   30
TEMPERATURE        29   32   38   41   40   35   33   34   32   32   31   33   34   31   28   23   21
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  31                  34                  21
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   11   13   14   16   17   17   18   18   19   17   17   16   13   12   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   20   30   80   70  100  100   80   80   50   50   40
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.32      0.19      0.30      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.9       1.1       2.5       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 3.0                 2.9
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9  6.5  7.4  7.6  7.6  7.4  7.3  7.0  7.1  7.1  6.9  7.1  7.1  6.5  5.8  4.8  4.3


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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   OV   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   25   30   75   70   45   80   90   85   65   65   65   70   65   45   40
TEMPERATURE        33   36   45   47   46   40   38   38   36   34   35   39   36   31   29   25   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  33                  40                  23
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    8   10   13   14   14   14   13   13   12   12   12   11   10    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5   40   60  100   80  100  100   70   70   30   30   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.10      0.15      0.12      0.17      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.6       0.1       1.3       0.3
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.7                 1.6
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3  6.9  7.6  8.1  8.1  8.1  7.7  7.5  7.3  6.8  6.7  6.8  6.7  6.0  5.1  4.4  4.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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        FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   15   35   60   70   60   80   90   90   85   70   80   80   75   45   45
TEMPERATURE        37   40   51   57   57   50   46   44   41   40   42   47   43   38   36   33   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  39                  47                  31
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    6    8    8    6    5    5    5    6    6    6    6    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5   40   60  100   60  100  100   80   80   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.26      0.17      0.26      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.4  6.9  7.8  8.1  8.3  8.1  7.6  7.0  6.4  6.1  6.5  6.3  5.5  4.5  4.1  3.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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