Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KPDT 051156
AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PST WED NOV 5 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   85   90   90   85   75   80   80   85   95   95   90   95   80   75   75
TEMPERATURE        36   34   33   34   32   30   30   30   31   31   32   34   33   33   35   34   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  30                  35                  28
WIND DIR            S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         31   28   27   28   26   26   26   24   21   19   17   17   16   20   23   21   19
WIND GUST (MPH)    54   48   47   50   46   51   51   49   43   40   34             39   44   43   37
PRECIP PROB (%)   100   90   80   90   90   80   70   80   70   80  100  100  100  100  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.31      0.55      0.62      0.36      0.16      0.20      0.29      0.14
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.4       2.7       4.8       3.1       1.2       0.4       0.6       0.6
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.9  7.3  6.7  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.0  5.9  6.2  6.4  6.8  7.4  7.3  7.2  6.9  6.0  5.4


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   80   90   90   85   70   80   80   80   95   95   90   95   75   70   70
TEMPERATURE        36   35   34   35   33   31   31   31   32   31   33   35   34   33   35   34   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  30                  36                  29
WIND DIR            S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         33   29   28   31   27   28   29   26   24   20   19   18   17   21   25   24   20
WIND GUST (MPH)    54   48   47   50   46   51   51   49   43   40                  39   44   43   37
PRECIP PROB (%)   100   90   80   90   90   80   70   80   70   80  100  100  100  100   90   90   80
PRECIP TYPE         R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.34      0.60      0.65      0.36      0.18      0.20      0.27      0.12
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       2.8       4.9       3.0       1.3       0.3       0.4       0.5
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.9  7.3  6.7  6.5  6.4  6.1  6.0  5.9  6.2  6.4  6.8  7.4  7.4  7.2  6.9  6.0  5.4


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100   95   85   85   95   95   90   90   80   85   85   90   90  100   90   80   80
TEMPERATURE        38   36   33   36   33   32   31   31   31   31   31   34   33   33   34   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  30                  36                  29
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         31   27   26   24   18   19   21   21   19   17   16   14   12   14   19   19   18
WIND GUST (MPH)    52   49   46   42   36   39   41   40   37   34                       36   39   36
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   80   50   70   70   70   50   60   40   40   80   80  100  100   80   80   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.13      0.10      0.20      0.09      0.03      0.07      0.20      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.2       1.0       0.6       0.2       0.1       0.1       0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.1  7.4  6.9  6.9  6.8  6.3  6.1  6.0  6.1  6.3  6.7  7.3  7.5  7.2  7.2  6.4  5.7


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   65   90   75   60   85   70   60   75   75   70   65   70   90   90   80   80
TEMPERATURE        37   38   37   37   33   32   32   31   28   27   30   32   31   31   32   33   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  27                  33                  27
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         29   29   28   24   20   14   14   12   12   11   10   10   11   18   21   20   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   40   90   70   50   80   70   40   60   80   50   50   70   70  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.08      0.54      0.13      0.08      0.03      0.02      0.09      0.11
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       1.3       0.7       0.7       0.3       0.2       0.6       0.7
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.2  7.8  7.5  7.4  7.2  7.0  6.8  6.3  5.7  5.7  6.0  6.4  6.6  6.8  6.9  6.6  5.8


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   70   90   80   60   80   75   65   75   75   65   65   75   90   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        40   42   44   43   39   37   36   35   33   32   37   38   37   36   36   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  32                  39                  34
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         23   23   23   20   18   12   12   11   10   10   10   10   10   13   17   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)    40
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   30   90   70   50   80   70   50   70   80   50   50   70   70  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    S    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.45      0.10      0.05      0.02      0.01      0.09      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)  8.2  7.8  7.4  7.4  7.3  7.0  6.7  6.4  5.8  5.7  6.0  6.3  6.6  6.7  6.7  6.6  5.9


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   95   95   85   90   85   80   75   75   75   75   85   90   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        37   37   38   37   36   34   34   33   31   30   32   34   33   33   33   33   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  30                  34                  31
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         20   19   21   20   17    9    9    9    8    8   10   10   10   10   11   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   40   90   80   50   90   70   50   60   80   50   50   70   70  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.60      0.17      0.12      0.05      0.05      0.18      0.23
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.3       0.3       0.5       0.4       0.2       0.7       0.8
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.3  7.8  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.1  6.8  6.4  5.9  5.7  5.9  6.3  6.7  6.8  6.7  6.6  5.9


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   80   75   80   75   80   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE        39   39   39   39   36   35   34   33   32   31   32   35   34   34   33   33   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  31                  36                  30
WIND DIR           SE    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         21   21   23   18   13    9    8    6    6    6    8   10    9   12   14   14   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   50   90   70   70   80   70   50   50   80   60   60   80   80  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE              R    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.26      0.05      0.05      0.05      0.02      0.13      0.18
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.4       0.1       0.3       0.5
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.2  7.8  7.4  7.5  7.3  7.0  6.7  6.3  5.8  5.7  5.9  6.4  6.8  6.8  6.7  6.5  5.7


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   95   95   90   90   90   90   75   75   75   75   85   95   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        35   35   34   34   32   31   31   30   28   28   28   29   29   30   31   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  27                  31                  27
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         24   24   23   20   18   11   11   10   10   10   10   10   10   13   16   16   16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   40   90   80   50   90   70   50   60   80   50   50   80   80  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.55      0.17      0.14      0.06      0.04      0.21      0.26
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       2.7       1.2       1.2       0.7       0.4       1.6       1.9
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.3  7.8  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.1  6.9  6.5  5.9  5.8  5.9  6.4  6.7  6.8  6.8  6.6  5.9


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   95   85   65   70   75   70   75   65   75   70   85   95   95   85   85
TEMPERATURE        37   37   35   36   34   32   32   30   30   29   29   32   32   32   33   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  28                  34                  27
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         26   25   23   18   16   13   14   12   11   10   10   10    9   13   17   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)    43   44
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   50   90   30   60   50   50   30   50   70   70   70   90   90  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.18      0.07      0.06      0.04      0.01      0.09      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.3       0.4       0.6       0.4       0.1       0.5       0.5
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0  7.8  7.4  7.4  7.2  6.9  6.6  6.1  5.7  5.8  6.1  6.6  6.9  7.0  7.0  6.5  5.7


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/05/25                      THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100   95   95   85   80   85   85   80   80   75   70   70   80   95   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        44   44   46   47   44   41   41   40   38   37   40   43   42   41   41   41   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  37                  44                  35
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         18   18   16   14   11   11   11   11   11   10    9    8    8   12   14   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)    40   39   34        28   29   32   33   32   28                  29   36   36   36
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   50   90   50   70   80   80   60   70   80   60   60   80   80  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.07      0.07      0.04      0.04      0.03      0.14      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)  8.0  7.8  7.6  7.3  7.0  6.8  6.3  5.9  5.6  5.5  5.8  6.3  6.7  6.9  6.8  5.9  5.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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