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WAZ522-523-020200-

SPECIAL AVALANCHE BULLETIN
USFS NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER SEATTLE WA
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
629 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2025

...THE NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL AVALANCHE
BULLETIN...

* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW AND STRONG WINDS, A VARIABLE AND WEAK
  SNOWPACK, AND A BUSY WEEKEND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY COULD COMBINE FOR
  UNIQUELY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS.

* WHERE...THE WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE
  COLUMBIA RIVER, MT HOOD, AND THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.

* WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM FRI 18:00 PST TO SUN 18:00 PST.

* IMPACTS...AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY, INJURE OR KILL A PERSON
  MAY BE EASY TO TRIGGER ON A VARIETY OF SLOPES. AVALANCHES MAY
  BREAK WIDELY ACROSS THE SLOPE.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD
  EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION DURING THIS PERIOD. MAKE SURE TO READ THE
  AVALANCHE FORECAST FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN
  YOUR ZONE.

CONSULT WWW.NWAC.US OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE
AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER.

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