Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   60   70   65   85   85   50   50   60   55   60   65   80   85   70   75   80
TEMPERATURE        60   61   66   67   66   60   59   58   58   58   63   67   65   59   58   57   56
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  55                  68                  54
WIND DIR           SE   SE   NE   NE    N    N    N   NE    E   NW   NE    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    4    4    3    5    4    4    4    4    4    5    4    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   10   30   20   20    5    5    5    5   20   20   30   30   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R                        R    T    R    R              R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.02      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) 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.2


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   65   70   65   90   85   50   50   60   55   60   65   80   80   70   75   75
TEMPERATURE        61   61   67   69   67   61   60   58   58   59   65   68   66   60   59   57   56
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  55                  69                  55
WIND DIR            S    S   NE   NE    N    N    N   NW   SW   NW   NE    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    4    4    3    5    4    4    4    4    4    5    5    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   10   30   20   20    5    5    5    5   20   20   30   30   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R                        R    T    R    R              R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.2 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.2


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   75   65   70   85   80   55   60   70   60   60   65   80   75   75   75   80
TEMPERATURE        60   60   64   67   66   62   59   59   58   58   62   67   66   60   57   57   56
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  56                  70                  54
WIND DIR            E    E    E    N    N   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    4    5    5    5    4    5    5    5    4    5    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   40   20   20    5    5    5    5   30   30   30   30   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    T    R                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.02      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) 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.6 12.5 12.4


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100   85   60   75   80   80   75   65   65   45   40   65   70   80   70   80   85
TEMPERATURE        57   58   64   65   65   59   56   55   55   56   62   64   63   58   55   55   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           67                  53                  65                  53
WIND DIR           SW    W    E   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    W    N    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    5    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    5    5    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   20   10   20   20   10   10   10   30   30   40   40   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                        R         R    R    R              R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.01
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) 12.8 12.8 12.9 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.9 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.9


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   60   75   70   80   70   65   60   45   45   60   75   80   80   80   85
TEMPERATURE        63   66   73   74   73   67   64   61   59   63   71   72   72   65   62   60   58
MAX/MIN TEMP                           75                  58                  74                  58
WIND DIR            W   NW   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NE   NW    N   NW    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10   10   20   20   10   10   10   30   30   40   40   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                        T    T    R    R    R              R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 12.8 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.9 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.9


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   65   75   75   80   70   60   60   45   45   65   75   80   80   75   85
TEMPERATURE        62   63   69   71   70   63   61   59   57   60   66   68   68   62   59   57   56
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  56                  69                  56
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW   SE   NW    N    N    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    6    6    5    5    5    4    4    5    5    5    5    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   20   20   20   20   10   10   10   30   30   40   40   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                        T    T    R    R                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.01      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) 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.1 13.0 13.0


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   85   60   75   85   80   70   60   60   45   40   60   65   75   70   70   80
TEMPERATURE        63   62   69   72   69   63   61   59   59   59   67   68   68   61   59   58   57
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  57                  70                  56
WIND DIR            E   NE   SW   NW   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW    W   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    3    5    5    5    5    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    5   20   20   20   10   10   10   10   20   20   40   40   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                        R    T    R                        R    T    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.02      0.01
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) 12.9 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.4 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.9


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   65   80   80   75   70   65   65   55   45   65   75   80   75   70   85
TEMPERATURE        60   60   64   66   64   59   58   56   55   56   61   63   62   58   56   55   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  54                  64                  53
WIND DIR           NW    N    E    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    S   NW    N    N    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    6    6    6    6    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   20   20   20   20   10   10   10   30   30   40   40   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                        T    T    R    R                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.02      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) 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 13.1 13.2 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   65   75   85   85   65   55   65   45   50   65   70   70   70   75   70
TEMPERATURE        58   57   63   65   64   58   58   56   55   55   62   64   64   57   57   56   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           68                  53                  66                  52
WIND DIR            W   NW    E    E    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    4    4    4    4    4    5    5    5    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   20   20   20   10   10   10   10   30   30   50   50   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02      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) 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.8 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.7


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/25/25                         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   60   50   85   75   65   55   55   35   45   50   60   65   65   75   70
TEMPERATURE        66   68   78   81   80   72   69   67   65   67   76   80   79   71   68   65   63
MAX/MIN TEMP                           82                  63                  81                  63
WIND DIR           NW    W    W   NW   NW   NE   SE    S    N    E   NE    N    N    N    E   SE    S
WIND (MPH)          3    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    3    3    4    5    3    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   10   20   20   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     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) 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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