245  
FWUS46 KPDT 192156  
AVGPDT  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
256 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
   
..BROKEN TOP
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 35 50 60 30 10 30 50 60 50 50 45 50 30 20 25  
TEMPERATURE 41 34 30 30 30 34 42 45 39 29 25 21 19 23 32 38 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 46 19 40  
WIND DIR NE NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 8 9 10 13 19 25 29 29 29 18 9 6 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50 50 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.5 7.2 7.5 7.0 5.8 4.2 3.3 2.9 3.0 4.1 5.0 5.6  
 
   
..TAM MCARTHUR RIM
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC SC BK SC FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 30 50 60 30 10 25 45 50 45 45 40 45 25 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 41 35 31 31 31 36 43 46 40 30 26 22 20 24 34 39 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 47 20 40  
WIND DIR NE NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 11 14 19 24 31 29 31 18 9 6 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 40 10 10 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.5 7.2 7.5 7.0 5.8 4.3 3.3 2.9 3.0 4.1 4.9 5.6  
 
   
..NEWBERRY CRATER
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC SC BK SC FW FW SC SC SC BK SC BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 25 45 60 30 5 15 30 45 50 55 50 50 30 25 30  
TEMPERATURE 47 41 35 33 32 36 44 50 48 37 31 26 23 26 33 41 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 52 23 44  
WIND DIR N N SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 8 10 14 19 20 19 20 14 12 9 10 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.7 7.3 7.8 7.9 6.8 5.4 4.1 3.3 3.3 4.1 5.2 5.8  
 
   
..WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC BK OV BK SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 5 10 25 30 20 20 25 45 65 75 60 45 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 35 29 26 28 29 35 42 45 45 37 34 31 26 24 31 35 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 46 23 35  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 16 12 12 12 9 10 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.6 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.6 6.2 4.6 3.8 4.0 4.7 5.0  
 
   
..SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK OV BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 5 5 10 25 25 25 20 25 50 65 70 60 45 40 30  
TEMPERATURE 44 36 32 31 31 38 47 51 51 43 40 34 30 30 37 42 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 52 29 42  
WIND DIR NW SW S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 6 6 10 12 12 11 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.5 6.2 7.0 7.6 8.0 7.9 6.4 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.9 5.2  
 
   
..CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 15 25 25 20 20 30 45 65 65 55 45 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 39 33 28 27 27 34 41 45 46 39 37 32 28 28 34 39 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 46 27 40  
WIND DIR W NW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 8 10 12 11 9 8 9 10 10 9 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.9 6.9 7.5 7.9 7.9 6.8 5.2 4.3 4.4 5.0 5.3  
 
   
..CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV BK SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 10 20 30 25 15 25 50 55 75 70 55 40 30 25  
TEMPERATURE 40 33 30 31 31 37 44 48 48 40 36 32 28 27 34 39 37  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 49 26 39  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 9 12 13 13 12 11 12 16 16 13 12 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.3 6.1 7.1 7.7 8.1 7.3 5.8 4.2 3.5 3.7 4.5 4.9  
 
   
..NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 15 30 25 15 20 35 45 65 60 55 40 25 25  
TEMPERATURE 34 29 25 25 26 31 37 41 41 35 34 30 25 25 30 35 35  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 42 24 36  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 6 9 10 12 11 9 9 11 13 12 9 10 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.2 6.1 7.0 7.5 7.9 7.7 6.7 5.0 4.1 4.3 5.0 5.3  
 
   
..ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 15 30 30 25 20 40 60 50 70 55 55 40 30 25  
TEMPERATURE 37 31 28 28 29 34 41 46 47 40 34 29 24 22 29 35 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 48 22 37  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW S S S S S W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 12 11 14 18 18 14 13 14 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.9 6.9 7.8 8.4 8.1 7.2 5.4 4.0 3.4 3.7 4.7 5.1  
 
   
..BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/20/24 SUNDAY 04/21/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 10 20 30 20 15 35 75 75 75 65 60 45 25 15  
TEMPERATURE 47 40 35 34 33 38 49 56 56 48 40 34 31 32 37 42 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 57 30 44  
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE S S S S W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 9 8 6 5 8 9 8 8 11 18 19 17 13 11 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 34  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 30 30 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.0 6.0 7.1 7.9 7.5 6.0 4.2 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.9 4.3  
 

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