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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Avalanche Warning
Northwest Avalanche Center
Relayed by National Weather Service Portland OR
644 PM PDT Sat Mar 22 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the
Northwest Avalanche Center.

...The Northwest Avalanche Center in Seattle has issued an
Avalanche Warning...

* WHAT...Very dangerous avalanche conditions are expected as rain
  and heavy wet snow overload a dry snowpack. Very large
  avalanches are expected and may descend to lower elevations,
  including openings down in the forest.

* WHERE...The west slopes of the Washington Cascades, Passes, and
  Mt. Hood. Including areas near Mt. Baker, the Mountain Loop
  Hwy, Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie Pass, Mt. Rainier, White Pass, Mt.
  Saint Helens, and Mt. Hood.

* WHEN...In effect from Sat. 18:30 PDT to Sun 18:30 PDT.

* IMPACTS...Very large natural avalanches will be large enough to
  bury, injure, and kill a person. Some may be large enough to
  break trees and travel to lower elevations.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Avoid all areas where
  avalanches can start, run, or stop. This includes openings in
  the forest well below large steep alpine slopes.

Consult https://www.nwac.us/ or www.avalanche.org for more
detailed information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of this or any avalanche center.

$$

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