Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT WED JUN 18 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   25   25   25   35   30   50   65   50   40   60   75   85   75   75   80   95
TEMPERATURE        53   46   41   38   36   41   48   50   48   40   36   34   32   32   32   32   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  52                  32                  33
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW   NE   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         14   10    4    3    3    4    6    9   12   14   12   12   14   14   14   14   16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   60   60   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.4
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.4  7.9  7.3  7.0  6.7  7.8  8.8  8.9  8.4  7.5  7.0  6.2  5.4  5.1  5.5  5.8  5.9


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   25   25   20   35   30   50   65   50   40   55   70   80   70   75   80   90
TEMPERATURE        55   47   42   39   37   41   49   52   50   42   37   35   33   33   34   33   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  53                  33                  35
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W   NW   NE   NE    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         14   10    5    4    3    4    6    9   12   14   13   13   16   16   16   16   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   60   60   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.4  7.9  7.3  7.0  6.7  7.9  8.9  9.1  8.5  7.5  6.9  6.2  5.4  5.1  5.5  5.8  5.9


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   25   10   20   25   20   35   55   65   40   50   70   80   75   60   70   80
TEMPERATURE        62   53   44   41   39   43   50   56   54   46   38   37   35   35   36   37   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  58                  35                  39
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   12   10    8    5    5    5    9   12   13   12   12   13   14   13   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1  9.0  8.1  7.7  7.3  8.0  8.8  9.5  9.6  8.7  7.3  6.7  6.2  5.5  5.7  6.0  6.1


...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   25   30   25   15    5   15   25   30   50   75   70   80   75   85   90   90
TEMPERATURE        66   55   46   42   40   45   54   59   58   50   44   42   39   40   40   39   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  60                  39                  41
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW    W   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         16   17   12    9    8    9   10   11   14   17   12   13   13   14   12   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   50   50   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.10      0.09      0.12
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.6 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.4 10.8 11.2 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.4  9.4  8.6  8.1  7.7  7.3


...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   20   30   20   15    5   15   20   20   50   70   70   80   80   80   90   85
TEMPERATURE        72   61   50   46   43   49   59   66   65   57   50   46   44   45   46   45   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  67                  44                  47
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12   13   11    9    9    9    8    9   10   13   12   10   10   10    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   50   50   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.03      0.11
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.6 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.8 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.7  9.8  8.7  8.2  7.9  7.5


...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   30   15   15    5   10   15   20   50   70   75   85   80   85   90   80
TEMPERATURE        68   62   50   46   44   50   57   63   63   57   49   47   45   45   44   44   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  64                  44                  45
WIND DIR           SW    N   NW   NW   NW   SE    S   SW   SE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         13   14   14   11   10    9    9    9   10   14   14   12   11   10    9    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   40   40   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.02      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.8 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.7  9.7  8.8  8.3  7.9  7.5


...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   15   30   20   10    5   15   20   15   50   70   75   85   80   85   90   75
TEMPERATURE        69   58   49   46   45   50   57   62   61   54   49   45   44   44   43   43   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  62                  44                  44
WIND DIR           NW    N    N   NE    E    W    W    W   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12   16   12    9    9    9    9   10   12   16   12   13   13   14   12   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   40   40   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.03      0.00      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.3 11.2 10.6 10.2  9.9 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.1 10.6  9.9  8.4  7.8  7.4  7.4  7.1


...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   30   15   15    5   15   15   15   50   70   75   85   80   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE        64   59   48   44   43   48   53   58   58   52   46   44   43   43   42   41   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  58                  42                  43
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW   SW    W    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         17   19   18   14   12   10   10   11   13   19   19   18   17   16   11   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   40   40   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.03      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.9 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.6  9.4  8.7  8.2  7.8  7.4


...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   25   35   25   10   15   20   20   20   60   70   75   85   80   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        62   49   44   41   39   43   51   55   54   45   43   40   38   38   37   37   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  56                  37                  39
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         14   17   12    9    9   11   11   12   14   16   13   12   12   13   11   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   10   10   40   40   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T    T    S    S              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.2  9.4  9.6 10.3 10.9 10.9 10.4  9.6  8.3  7.7  7.1  6.8  6.9  6.8


...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/19/25                       FRIDAY 06/20/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   35   50   40   30   40   35   35   65   65   75   85   85   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE        69   59   51   45   42   49   58   62   62   56   50   46   45   45   47   49   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  63                  44                  49
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   11    6    4    4    4    5    8    8    6    4    6    8    9    9   10   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   20   20   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.8 10.5  9.4  8.4  8.3  8.9  9.6  9.8  9.2  8.0  7.5  7.0  6.3  6.1  6.5  6.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN