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SXUS46 KSEW 182316
RECSEW

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
416 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS...AN WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON THIS EVENING...ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SHOWERS. AN UPPER
RIDGE WILL START TO BUILD IN ON SUNDAY...THEN CROSS THE AREA ON
MONDAY...LEADING TO WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER. A LARGE UPPER LOW
WILL DROP INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY...CAUSING A STRONG COLD FRONT
TO PUSH ACROSS MOUNT RAINIER DURING THE DAY. AFTER A TRANQUIL
MONDAY...LOOK FOR RAPID CHANGES IN THE WEATHER ON TUESDAY...
INCLUDING INCREASING WIND...QUICKLY DEVELOPING CLOUDS AND
PRECIPITATION...AND RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. THE UPPER LOW
WILL SIT IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...MAINTAINING
SHOWERY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS.

&&

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 9500 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.

&&

TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       SAT    SUN    SUN    MON
                     NIGHT         NIGHT

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)      6     11     17     18
                     NW 15  NW 25  NW 25  SW 20

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     22     25     32     34
                     NW 25   N 15   N 15   W  5

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     31     45     35     59
                      W 10  SW  5   CALM  NW  5

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     40     55     38     68
                     NW 10   CALM   E  5  NW  5

++ 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 9500 FEET.
.TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
7500 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET
DECREASING TO 3500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
3000 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
6000 FEET.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.

$$

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
