161  
FWUS46 KPDT 102156  
AVGPDT  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
256 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2025  
 
   
..BROKEN TOP
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 80 85 80 75 70 75 65 65 65 75 85 80 85 80 70 55  
TEMPERATURE 46 38 35 33 32 32 34 35 34 31 29 28 26 27 29 31 31  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 38 26 32  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 16 11 5 4 5 8 12 13 13 9 4 4 5 6 9 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.06 0.25 0.11 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 3.6 1.5 0.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.4 5.6  
 
   
..TAM MCARTHUR RIM
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK OV OV OV BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 80 80 75 70 65 70 60 60 60 70 80 80 85 75 70 50  
TEMPERATURE 47 39 36 34 33 33 35 37 35 32 30 29 27 28 30 32 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 39 27 33  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W S SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 17 12 5 4 5 8 12 14 13 9 4 3 5 6 9 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 80 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.23 0.09 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 3.2 1.3 0.3  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.4 5.6  
 
   
..NEWBERRY CRATER
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK OV OV OV BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 90 90 80 65 55 70 70 65 60 75 85 85 85 75 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 55 47 41 39 36 35 39 42 40 35 31 31 29 29 31 34 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 44 28 36  
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W SW W W W W SW SW W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 14 11 6 6 8 10 13 14 14 12 6 6 9 11 11 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 70 70 80 80 80 80 90 90 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.16 0.15 0.07  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.2 1.7 0.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.1 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.7  
 
   
..WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 60 70 70 60 60 60 85 90 85 80 65 70 70 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 57 48 41 38 37 41 47 49 47 37 34 32 30 32 34 34 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 50 29 36  
WIND DIR W NW NW S S E S SW W NW NW NW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 20 18 10 9 8 5 12 16 14 16 11 8 6 10 11 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 37  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 40 40 70 70 90 90 70 70 80 80 90 90 70  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.12 0.17 0.26  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.8 1.8  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.3 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1  
 
   
..SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 SC BK OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 60 70 70 55 55 60 85 90 80 80 70 60 65 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 65 53 46 42 40 46 55 57 55 43 39 36 34 37 41 41 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 58 34 43  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW SE S S W NW NW NW SW S SW SW NW  
WIND (MPH) 16 14 10 8 5 5 11 13 12 11 9 6 5 8 10 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 40 40 60 60 90 90 70 70 80 80 90 90 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.07 0.14 0.22  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.4 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1  
 
   
..CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 70 75 85 70 55 70 85 85 70 75 65 60 60 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 59 52 44 40 39 42 49 51 50 41 36 34 31 33 36 38 37  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 52 31 39  
WIND DIR SW NW N N S S S S SW NW N NW S S SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 18 16 13 10 6 8 13 17 14 12 10 8 6 11 13 11 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 30 30 50 50 80 80 70 70 70 70 90 90 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.10 0.20  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2  
 
   
..CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 60 60 75 90 70 70 80 85 75 70 65 70 70 75 75 75  
TEMPERATURE 59 49 44 41 40 43 49 50 47 39 35 33 31 33 36 36 35  
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 52 31 38  
WIND DIR NW NE NE SE SE S S SW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 13 13 10 8 6 6 9 11 10 12 9 6 5 6 9 9 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 70 70 80 80 90 90 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.19 0.12 0.20  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.9 0.7  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.2 10.0 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.2 7.8 7.0 6.4 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0  
 
   
..NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 70 75 85 70 60 70 85 85 70 70 60 60 65 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 53 48 41 38 36 39 43 45 43 37 33 30 29 30 31 32 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 29 34  
WIND DIR SW NW N E S S S SW SW NW NW W SW S SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 23 20 17 12 10 10 16 18 18 17 13 10 9 13 14 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 70 70 80 80 90 90 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.09 0.12 0.21  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2  
 
   
..ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 55 85 90 65 75 80 80 80 70 75 80 80 85 85 80  
TEMPERATURE 57 45 40 38 38 40 46 46 43 35 31 30 30 30 31 32 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 48 29 34  
WIND DIR W NW NW S S N S W NW NW NW W SW SW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 14 14 10 9 6 5 9 10 11 13 9 8 6 8 10 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 50 50 70 70 80 80 60 60 80 80 90 90 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.11 0.06 0.18 0.27  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.3  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.2 9.7 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 7.4 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.9  
 
   
..BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 70 85 90 75 75 85 85 85 80 75 75 75 75 75 75  
TEMPERATURE 63 53 47 44 42 44 50 50 47 41 38 36 35 38 41 42 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 52 35 44  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 30 60 60 80 80 80 80 60 60 70 70 90 90 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R R R R R S S S S S R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.16 0.05 0.09 0.13  
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) 10.4 10.2 9.7 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.3 7.7 6.8 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.8  
 

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