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AVWPDT
WAZ522-523-240200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Avalanche Warning
Northwest Avalanche Center
Relayed by National Weather Service Pendleton OR
505 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the
Northwest Avalanche Center.

...The Northwest Avalanche Center in Seattle has issued an Avalanche
Warning...

* WHAT...Very dangerous conditions are expected overnight and
  continue into Sunday as heavy wet snow and rain overload a dry and
  weak snowpack. Very large natural avalanches may occur and could
  descend into lower elevation forested areas.

* WHERE...Areas near Mt Hood, Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie Pass, and the
  west slopes of the Cascades from I-90 to the Columbia River,
  including Crystal Mountain, Mt Rainier, White Pass, Mt Saint
  Helens, and Mt Adams. As well as the East slopes of the Cascades
  from the Canadian border to Lake Chelan, including Washington
  Pass, Methow Valley, and Twisp areas.

* WHEN...In effect from Saturday 600 PM PST to Sunday 600 PM PST.

* IMPACTS...Very large natural avalanches are expected. These will
  be more than enough to bury, injure, or kill backcountry travelers.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Avoid all areas where
  avalanches can start, run, or stop. This includes openings in the
  forest well below large steep alpine slopes.

Consult https://www.nwac.us/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed
information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage
area of this or any avalanche center.


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HAHN/MW