Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT SAT AUG 2 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   SC   SC   BK   OV   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   40   30   30   30   65   70   45   30   50   60   55   50   15   10   20   25
TEMPERATURE        62   56   51   50   49   52   56   57   56   49   46   45   44   45   51   55   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  60                  42                  56
WIND DIR            W    W    S    S   SW    S    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    6    4    3    3    3    4    5    8    8    9    8    5    5    5    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5    5    5    5   30   30   30   30   10   10    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      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) 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.2 10.6 10.1  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.5  9.9 10.2


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   40   35   30   30   65   75   55   35   50   60   55   50   15   10   20   25
TEMPERATURE        63   56   52   50   49   53   57   58   58   51   47   45   44   46   53   57   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           48                  61                  43                  58
WIND DIR            W   SW    S    S   SW    S   NE    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    6    5    3    3    3    3    5    8    9   10    9    6    5    4    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5    5    5    5   30   30   30   30   10   10    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.01      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) 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.3 10.7 10.2  9.7  9.5  9.4  9.5  9.9 10.2


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   35   40   40   35   45   50   70   50   65   60   45   40   15    5   10   15
TEMPERATURE        64   58   53   52   51   52   58   62   57   52   48   46   44   45   51   57   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  64                  43                  60
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE    E   SE    S   SW    N    N   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    4    3    3    4    5    6    8    8    6    5    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20    5    5    5    5   50   50   40   40   10   10   10   10   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                        R    T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.13      0.02      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) 12.2 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.3 10.6 10.0  9.8  9.7  9.6 10.3 10.8


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   10   10   10   20   25   60   80   85   70   70   70   70   55   60   60   45
TEMPERATURE        62   56   51   49   48   54   60   60   58   53   49   48   45   46   48   51   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  63                  45                  54
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    W   SW    E   NE   NE   NW   NW    W   NW   NW    N    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    5    4    2    3    4    5    5    6    8    8    6    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    5    5   30   30   50   50   50   50   40   40   60   60   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.09      0.02      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) 11.8 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.8 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   10   10   10   15   20   40   75   75   70   75   70   65   55   60   60   55
TEMPERATURE        69   63   57   55   53   61   68   68   66   60   55   53   50   53   56   59   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  71                  49                  61
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NE   NE    N   NW   NW    W   NW   NW    N    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    4    3    3    4    5    6    8    8    8    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   50   50   50   30   30   60   60   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.03      0.02      0.09
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 11.3 10.9 10.6 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.1


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   15   15   10   20   20   40   65   70   65   75   70   65   55   60   50   45
TEMPERATURE        66   61   55   53   52   59   65   66   65   57   53   52   50   51   54   57   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  67                  49                  58
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW   NW   SE    S    S    N    N    N    N    N    N    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    5    4    3    4    5    6    8    8    9    8    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   50   40   40   30   30   50   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.09      0.03      0.02      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) 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.1 11.2 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   15   10   25   35   55   70   85   75   75   70   70   50   45   40   30
TEMPERATURE        67   61   56   54   53   57   64   65   62   56   53   50   49   49   54   57   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  67                  47                  58
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE   NE    E    S   SW    W    N    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    5    4    4    3    5    5    5    6    6    8    9    6    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0   10   10   30   30   50   50   40   40   40   40   50   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.09      0.00      0.02      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) 11.6 11.6 11.1 10.9 11.5 11.8 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   15   10   10   20   30   50   65   70   70   75   70   65   55   55   50   40
TEMPERATURE        61   58   53   51   50   55   59   60   59   53   50   49   47   48   49   52   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  62                  47                  54
WIND DIR            N    N   NW   NW   NW    S    S   SW    N    N    N    N    N    N    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    6    5    3    4    6    6    9   10   10   11    9    6    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    5    5   30   30   40   50   40   40   30   30   50   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    T    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.10      0.03      0.02      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) 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.1 11.3 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.1


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   15   15   25   45   40   60   85   80   70   70   60   65   50   45   45   25
TEMPERATURE        61   55   51   50   50   52   57   57   54   50   48   46   44   44   48   52   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           48                  61                  42                  55
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    W    S    S   SE   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    4    4    3    4    4    4    5    6    8    8    8    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5    5   20   20   50   50   60   70   40   40   40   40   50   50   10
PRECIP TYPE                             T    T    R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.43      0.29      0.00      0.05      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) 12.1 11.8 11.3 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.7 10.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/03/25                         MONDAY 08/04/25
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        CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5   15   30   50   55   60   85   70   70   75   75   70   55   35   25
TEMPERATURE        75   67   60   57   55   61   68   73   71   64   59   55   52   54   59   65   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           54                  75                  51                  66
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    3    3    3    3    2    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5   10   20   20   40   50   40   40   40   40   40   40   10
PRECIP TYPE                                  T    R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.04      0.04      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) 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.4 10.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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