Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
312 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY
GIVING A DRY AND MILD DAY. BIG CHANGES TO A COOL AND WET PATTERN
WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA THEN SPINS
AROUND OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

&&

.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
.TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET DECREASING TO 4500 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.

&&

TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       MON    MON    TUE    TUE    WED
                            NIGHT         NIGHT

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)     15     10      2      0      0
                     SW 30   S 50   S 35   E 10   N 20

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     30     26     17     14     15
                      S 15   S 30   W 10  NW 15  NW 15

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     57     37     39     27     35
                      N  5  NW  5  SW 10   W  5   W 10

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     64     40     46     35     43
                     NE  5   N  5   W  5   W 10  NW 10

++ 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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET.
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4500 FEET.
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
5000 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000 FEET.

$$

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