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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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SXUS46 KSEW 131100
RECSEW

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
400 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR ASTORIA EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL
KEEP CLOUDS AND SHOWERY WEATHER IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. CLOUDS WILL
DECREASE ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER WESTERN
WASHINGTON. SATURDAY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER. ANOTHER SLOW MOVING
UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON SUNDAY THEN MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
1 INCH. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 9500 FEET.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET.

&&

TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       THU    THU    FRI    FRI    SAT
                            NIGHT         NIGHT

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)      5      0     10     10     15
                      N 15  NW 30   W 10  SW 20   S 30

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     25     21     26     26     34
                     NW 15  NW 20   W 10  SW 10   S 15

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     42     33     49     39     60
                      W 10   W 10   W  5  NE  5  SE 10

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     48     40     60     42     70
                      CALM   CALM   CALM   CALM   CALM

++ TEMPERATURES AND WIND FOR THE SUMMIT AND CAMP MUIR ARE AVERAGE
   CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE FREE AIR AT THOSE ELEVATIONS.
++ TEMPERATURES FOR PARADISE AND LONGMIRE ARE THE EXPECTED HIGHS AND
   LOWS. WIND IS THE AVERAGE WIND EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9500 FEET.
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
8000 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.

$$

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