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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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SXUS46 KSEW 121147
RECSEW

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
400 AM PST THU DEC 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS
THE PARK THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WITH RAIN AND SNOW DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.THURSDAY...WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION
UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 4500 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.

&&

TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       THU    THU    FRI    FRI    SAT
                            NIGHT         NIGHT

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)      4      3     10     12     11
                      W 65  NW 50  NW 65  NW 55   W 80

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     19     16     18     28     27
                      W 40   W 30  NW 35  NW 35   W 55

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     38     29     40     32     34
                      W 20   W 15   W 20   W 10   W 15

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     37     31     39     31     37
                      N 10  NW  5  NW 10  SW  5   W  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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
5000 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
5000 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
5000 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 2500 FEET.

$$

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