Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVGPDT

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PDT SAT OCT 4 2025


...BROKEN TOP...

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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        BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   70   50   40   50   45   50   80   75   45   15   10    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        35   34   37   40   38   35   34   33   33   32   34   38   38   33   32   32   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  30                  40                  30
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          8    6    6    6    6    3    3    4    6   10   12   12   12   11   12   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   30   40   30   10    5   10   10   20    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S                   S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      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)  7.8  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.7  7.3  7.2  6.9  6.7  6.6  6.6  6.9  6.5  6.0  5.8  5.4  5.4


...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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        BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   70   50   30   45   45   55   85   80   50   20   10    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        35   35   38   41   40   36   34   33   33   32   35   39   39   34   32   31   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  31                  40                  31
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          8    8    6    6    5    3    3    4    6   10   12   12   12   11   12   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   30   40   30   10    5   10   10   20    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    R    R    R    S                        S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      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)  7.7  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.7  7.3  7.2  6.9  6.7  6.6  6.6  6.9  6.5  6.0  5.8  5.4  5.3


...NEWBERRY CRATER...

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   60   65   70   60   55   70   55   60   55   35   20    5   10    5    5   10
TEMPERATURE        34   33   36   38   39   36   34   34   33   31   35   39   40   35   33   33   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  31                  42                  31
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E
WIND (MPH)          9    8    8    8    6    5    5    5    6    8   10   10    9    9    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10   10   10    5    5    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S
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)  7.2  7.7  8.0  8.1  8.0  7.6  7.3  6.9  6.7  6.7  6.7  7.2  6.9  6.4  6.0  5.5  5.5


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   70   65   75   75   65   70   75   60   35   30   35   40   15   10   10   10
TEMPERATURE        32   32   34   35   34   32   31   31   30   29   32   35   34   30   28   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  28                  36                  26
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   11   11   10    9    8    6    6    6    6    8    9    9    6    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   30   30   20   20   10   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S         S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.01      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)  7.3  7.1  7.4  7.5  7.5  7.1  7.0  6.8  6.4  6.1  6.1  6.6  6.6  6.4  6.1  5.7  5.6


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   75   40   50   60   50   35   50   40   25   25   30   20   10    5   10   10
TEMPERATURE        37   38   43   45   42   38   36   35   34   35   41   44   42   37   35   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  33                  45                  32
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10   10   10   10    9    8    6    6    6    6    8    9   10    9    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   30   30   20   20   20   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  7.2  7.0  7.3  7.4  7.4  7.1  6.9  6.7  6.4  6.1  6.1  6.6  6.6  6.4  6.2  5.7  5.6


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   70   30   35   40   35   30   35   25   10   20   25   15    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        35   36   42   43   41   36   34   33   32   33   40   42   40   35   33   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  31                  43                  30
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         10   10   11   11    9    6    5    5    6    8    9   10   11   10    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   20   20   20   20   10   10   20   20   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S              S    S    S    S
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)  7.2  7.2  7.5  7.6  7.5  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.4  6.1  6.2  6.7  6.7  6.4  6.2  5.8  5.7


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   60   55   60   65   60   50   45   40   15   10   20   15   10    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        36   35   39   41   39   36   35   34   33   33   40   43   41   35   33   32   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  32                  44                  31
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         12   13   13   12   11    9    8    8    6    6    9   10    8    8    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   20   20   20   20   20   10   10   20   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.01      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)  7.2  7.0  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.1  7.0  6.8  6.4  6.1  6.2  6.6  6.7  6.3  6.2  5.9  5.7


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   65   35   40   50   40   30   35   25   10   20   35   20    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        32   33   37   38   36   33   31   31   30   31   35   37   35   31   30   29   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  29                  38                  28
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         13   13   12   12   11    9    6    8    9   10    9   10   10   10    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   20   20   20   20   10   10   10   20   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S         S    S    S    S
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)  7.2  7.3  7.6  7.6  7.5  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.4  6.1  6.2  6.7  6.7  6.4  6.2  5.8  5.7


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   BK   BK   OV   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   75   65   70   75   65   70   75   65   20   10    5   10    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        33   32   33   35   34   33   32   32   31   29   34   37   35   30   30   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  29                  39                  27
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12   13   12   12   10    8    8    8    8    9   10   10   10    8    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30   20   30   20   20   20   10    5   20   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.02      0.01      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)  7.2  7.1  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.2  7.1  7.0  6.5  6.0  5.9  6.5  6.6  6.3  6.0  5.7  5.5


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   65   55   50   50   25   50   60   45   25    5   20   20    5    5    0    0
TEMPERATURE        41   41   45   48   47   42   41   40   38   38   46   49   47   41   39   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  36                  50                  36
WIND DIR            W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW    W   NW    N    N    N   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          4    5    8    8    5    3    3    2    2    3    4    6    6    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   30   30   10   10   30   10    5   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  7.0  6.9  7.1  7.2  7.1  7.0  6.9  6.5  5.9  5.5  5.7  6.3  6.4  6.2  6.0  5.6  5.5

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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