Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KPDT 072156
AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   85   85   75   90   80   85   85   90   90   80   75   80   70   80   80   75
TEMPERATURE        54   49   48   48   47   47   48   48   45   43   43   43   42   41   43   44   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  51                  41                  45
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    3    3    3    4    3    3    3    4    2    5    5    4    4    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5   10   10   30   50   60   90   80   90   60   60   70   70   90   90   70
PRECIP TYPE         T                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.10      0.31      0.07      0.04      0.04      0.21
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 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.2 10.0 10.0  9.7  9.4  9.3  9.4  9.5  9.6


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   85   85   75   90   80   85   85   85   85   80   75   80   70   80   80   75
TEMPERATURE        55   50   49   48   48   47   50   49   46   44   44   43   43   42   44   45   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  52                  41                  46
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    3    3    3    4    3    3    3    3    2    5    5    5    4    3    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5   10   10   30   50   60   90   80   90   50   50   70   70   90   90   70
PRECIP TYPE         T                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.09      0.30      0.07      0.05      0.03      0.18
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 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.2 10.0 10.0  9.7  9.4  9.3  9.4  9.5  9.6


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   75   85   75   85   70   70   70   80   85   75   75   85   75   70   75   75
TEMPERATURE        56   51   49   50   48   48   51   53   48   44   44   44   43   41   42   46   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  55                  41                  48
WIND DIR            W   NW    N   SE   SE    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    3    3    5    6    6    6    5    4    5    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    0   10   10   20   30   40   70   70   70   50   50   60   60   80   80   50
PRECIP TYPE         T                   R    R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.01      0.22      0.09      0.06      0.05      0.25
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) 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.0  9.8  9.4  9.3  9.4  9.6  9.7


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   50   30   55   55   30   30   55   55   50   40   50   55   50   65   75   75
TEMPERATURE        58   50   47   46   45   47   55   58   57   50   47   45   43   44   49   50   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  59                  42                  51
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SW    W   SW    W    W    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    4    3    3    3    5    5    5    5    4    4    4    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30    5    5    5    5   20   20   40   40   40   40   30   30   70   70   50
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                        R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      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) 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.1 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   45   30   55   50   30   25   55   50   45   40   45   50   55   65   75   75
TEMPERATURE        66   57   54   52   51   54   64   67   66   57   53   51   48   50   57   58   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  68                  47                  60
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW    W   SE    S    S    S   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NE   SE    N
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    4    3    3    4    5    6    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30    5    5    5    5   20   20   40   40   40   40   30   30   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                        R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.08
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) 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.1 11.1 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   35   35   50   50   30   30   50   60   55   45   45   50   45   65   75   80
TEMPERATURE        64   55   52   50   49   52   61   63   62   55   52   49   47   48   54   55   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  64                  46                  56
WIND DIR           SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   SE    S    S    S   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    S    S   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    4    4    3    3    5    8    8    5    5    4    3    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20    5    5    0    5   20   20   30   30   40   40   20   20   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    T                        R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.06
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 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   40   40   45   65   35   35   55   60   55   45   45   55   45   60   70   65
TEMPERATURE        63   54   52   50   50   52   60   63   62   54   50   48   47   47   53   55   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  64                  46                  56
WIND DIR           NW   NE   NE    E   SE    S    S    S    S   NE    N   NE    N   NW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    4    3    3    5    6    6    5    5    5    4    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   20    5    5    5    5   20   30   40   50   40   40   30   30   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         T    T                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.07
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 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.0 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   40   35   50   50   30   30   55   60   55   40   40   50   45   65   75   80
TEMPERATURE        59   52   49   47   47   49   56   58   57   51   49   47   44   46   50   51   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  58                  43                  51
WIND DIR           SW   NW   NW   NW   SW    S    S    S    S    N    N    N   NW    W    S    S    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    5    4    4    4    5    8    8    5    5    5    5    5    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20    5    5    0    5   20   20   40   40   40   40   30   30   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    T                        R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.07
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 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   30   45   65   65   40   45   60   65   65   55   55   60   55   55   75   70
TEMPERATURE        54   48   47   47   47   47   55   56   53   46   46   45   43   42   46   46   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  58                  41                  49
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   SW    S    S   SE    S   SW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    4    3    3    4    5    5    5    8    6    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   10    5    5    5    5   40   50   60   60   50   50   40   40   80   80   60
PRECIP TYPE         T                             R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      0.01      0.02      0.19
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) 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.2 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.7 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.3


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/08/25                         TUESDAY 09/09/25
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        BK   SC   FW   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   50   25   55   50   40   40   55   65   65   50   60   65   65   75   70   70
TEMPERATURE        69   60   57   55   53   56   67   71   66   58   54   52   51   51   56   60   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  72                  50                  61
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W    W   SW    E    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    3    3    3    3    2    2    3    3    3    4    3    3    3    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   20    5   10    5    5    5   30   60   70   60   60   50   50   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    T                             R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.07      0.02      0.04      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 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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