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Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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SXUS46 KSEW 221009
RECSEW

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
309 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL GIVE SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE ABOUT 4000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. THE UPPER
LOW WILL WOBBLE AROUND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND AS IT SLOWLY FILLS AND WEAKENS. COOL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE OVER THE WEEKEND
AND SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
4000 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 3500 FEET.
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000
FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500
FEET.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.

&&

TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       WED    WED    THU    THU    FRI
                            NIGHT         NIGHT

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)     -3     -3     -2     -1      2
                      N 10  SW 10  SE 10  SE  5  SW 10

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     14     15     16     17     20
                     NE  5  SW  5  SE 10   E  5   W 10

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     34     30     39     30     42
                     SW 10  SW 10   S  5   S  5  SE  5

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     43     35     48     36     50
                      W 10  SW 10   S 10  SE  5  SE  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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
.SATURDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. 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 6500 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
8000 FEET.

$$

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