342  
FWUS46 KPDT 181056  
AVGPDT  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
356 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
   
..BROKEN TOP  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 45 40 35 30 60 75 85 85 55 60 60 75 60 45 30  
TEMPERATURE 36 36 47 52 49 42 40 38 35 31 31 33 31 30 29 28 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 29 34 25  
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 5 6 14 23 23 23 20 19 17 13 10 9 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 44 46 44 40  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 70 80 90 50 50 40 40 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.26 0.09 0.03 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 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 7.7 10.1 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.6 7.9 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.8  
 
   
..TAM MCARTHUR RIM  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 45 40 40 35 50 70 85 85 50 55 60 70 60 40 30  
TEMPERATURE 37 38 49 53 50 43 42 38 35 32 32 34 32 30 30 28 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 30 35 26  
WIND DIR W SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 5 8 16 24 25 24 21 20 17 13 11 9 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 44 46 44 40  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 70 80 90 50 50 30 30 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.24 0.08 0.03 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 7.8 10.1 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.6 8.0 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.8  
 
   
..NEWBERRY CRATER  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW OV OV OV SC SC SC BK BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 45 25 35 30 20 85 95 85 45 40 45 65 55 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 34 34 44 52 54 47 43 41 37 34 32 36 33 30 29 28 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 31 38 26  
WIND DIR S SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 5 5 6 9 16 19 21 20 19 16 11 9 9 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 39 40 39  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 50 60 10 10 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 7.6 9.0 10.4 10.7 10.9 11.0 10.7 9.1 6.9 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.9  
 
   
..WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 20 40 65 70 65 65 90 90 50 60 60 60 60 55 45  
TEMPERATURE 25 27 40 43 41 39 39 40 37 33 33 35 30 28 27 25 23  
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 37 22  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 8 10 16 18 18 17 13 13 13 12 14 14 12 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 60 90 90 50 50 40 40 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.34 0.08 0.08 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 5.5 6.6 7.3 8.7 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 7.8 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.7  
 
   
..SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV BK BK OV OV SC SC SC BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 20 40 75 70 65 60 90 90 50 50 40 50 45 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 29 31 44 48 46 42 41 41 41 38 40 42 38 33 32 29 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 37 43 27  
WIND DIR W S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 10 10 13 14 14 13 10 10 11 10 10 10 8 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 60 90 90 50 50 40 40 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.21 0.03 0.03 0.00  
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) 4.8 5.3 6.4 6.9 8.0 9.7 9.4 10.2 10.2 7.9 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.6  
 
   
..CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC BK BK SC OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 30 55 55 40 75 95 95 45 45 40 50 45 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 28 29 40 43 41 38 37 37 37 35 36 38 35 31 30 27 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 39 25  
WIND DIR NW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 11 12 11 10 8 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 60 90 90 40 40 30 30 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.23 0.03 0.06 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 5.3 6.1 6.6 6.8 7.6 8.4 9.4 9.9 7.9 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.7  
 
   
..CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 25 60 75 90 95 100 100 65 75 70 75 70 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 29 30 41 45 43 41 40 41 39 35 35 37 34 31 30 29 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 39 27  
WIND DIR N S S S SE SE SE S S SW W W W W W NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 9 9 11 12 12 11 10 12 13 11 13 13 11 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 60 90 90 50 50 40 40 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.21 0.06 0.12 0.04  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.3  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 5.2 6.1 6.9 7.3 8.6 9.3 9.9 9.8 7.6 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.7  
 
   
..NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC OV OV OV SC BK BK BK BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 25 45 50 50 85 100 95 45 55 55 55 50 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 26 28 37 40 38 36 35 36 35 33 31 34 30 28 27 26 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 31 35 23  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 10 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 13 13 11 10 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 60 90 90 40 40 40 40 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.25 0.05 0.09 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 5.3 6.1 6.8 6.9 7.5 8.6 9.2 9.6 7.8 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.7  
 
   
..ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 30 30 40 60 50 65 95 90 50 60 55 65 55 60 55  
TEMPERATURE 27 30 40 44 43 39 40 40 37 33 31 35 31 28 28 27 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 30 38 24  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 8 8 11 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 14 16 11 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 60 90 90 50 50 30 30 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.27 0.06 0.08 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.7 7.0 7.7 9.2 10.0 9.8 10.5 9.9 7.5 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.7  
 
   
..BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25  
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 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 40 45 80 75 80 95 100 95 60 70 70 70 70 70 60  
TEMPERATURE 32 33 44 51 51 48 47 47 43 41 41 43 40 38 37 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 43 35  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W SW W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 6 12 13 12 12 12 14 14 13 16 14 12 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 36 36 35 34 33 40 40 34  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 80 90 90 60 60 40 40 10 10 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.32 0.11 0.07 0.02  
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) 4.7 4.9 5.8 7.0 8.3 9.4 9.5 10.1 8.3 6.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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