601  
FWUS46 KPDT 091056  
AVGPDT  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
356 AM PDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
 
   
..BROKEN TOP
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 55 55 50 55 45 55 55 50 50 55 55 75 80 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 37 42 50 56 55 46 42 40 38 40 45 48 47 40 36 35 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 37 48 33  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 10 8 5 5 6 8 11 14 16 13 6 5 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.9 8.6 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.7 6.2  
 
   
..TAM MCARTHUR RIM
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 60 55 50 55 45 55 55 50 50 55 55 75 75 75 75  
TEMPERATURE 38 43 51 57 56 47 43 41 39 42 46 50 48 41 37 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 38 50 34  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 8 10 8 5 6 8 8 11 13 16 13 6 5 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.8 8.6 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.1 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.2  
 
   
..NEWBERRY CRATER
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 45 50 60 55 45 60 60 55 50 50 60 65 75 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 40 45 54 62 62 53 47 43 41 44 50 54 54 47 41 39 37  
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 41 55 37  
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 11 10 8 5 5 6 8 10 12 13 11 8 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.3 8.9 9.7 10.1 10.0 10.1 9.8 9.2 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.3 6.9  
 
   
..WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 50 60 70 70 50 25 40 50 55 55 50 65 60 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 39 47 55 58 57 51 49 48 45 51 57 59 57 46 40 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 45 60 36  
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW N NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 14 17 16 13 12 11 10 9 11 16 17 18 13 11 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE R 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 9.2 9.5 10.0 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.6 10.0 10.7 10.5 10.1 9.5 8.8  
 
   
..SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC SC BK BK OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 50 60 70 70 55 35 45 55 55 55 50 60 55 55 65  
TEMPERATURE 42 52 61 65 64 56 52 50 48 55 64 67 65 53 46 43 41  
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 48 67 41  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 6 9 12 13 12 9 8 8 6 6 11 14 14 14 12 10 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.9 10.4 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.0 9.6 9.9 10.5 10.4 10.1 9.5 8.8  
 
   
..CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC FW SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 45 50 60 65 40 20 35 55 55 50 40 55 60 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 39 46 54 58 59 52 50 47 45 50 57 60 60 50 43 40 38  
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 45 61 38  
WIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 14 12 10 9 10 9 9 13 17 16 14 14 12 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.5 9.8 10.2 10.6 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.4 9.9 9.5 9.8 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 8.9  
 
   
..CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK OV BK BK SC BK BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 55 65 60 45 30 55 70 70 60 45 65 65 65 75  
TEMPERATURE 41 49 57 61 60 54 51 49 47 51 57 61 58 48 43 40 39  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 47 61 39  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S SW SW NW N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 12 11 10 9 8 6 8 10 12 11 13 11 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.2 9.6 10.2 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.4 9.2 10.0 10.6 10.4 10.0 9.3 8.6  
 
   
..NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC FW SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 40 40 45 60 65 40 20 35 60 60 50 35 55 60 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 37 44 49 53 53 49 48 46 43 47 51 54 54 46 40 36 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 43 55 35  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 17 16 13 12 12 11 12 14 19 19 19 18 16 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE R 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.5 9.8 10.2 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.4 9.8 9.5 9.9 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.5 8.9  
 
   
..ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 45 55 60 60 30 35 60 65 60 55 55 65 65 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 40 47 55 60 61 52 49 46 45 48 54 57 54 44 41 38 37  
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 45 59 37  
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 12 12 9 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE R R S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00  
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) 8.9 8.9 9.8 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.1 9.6 9.3 9.6 10.5 10.5 10.2 9.6 8.9 8.2  
 
   
..BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 55 60 60 35 35 65 70 60 55 65 80 70 70 80  
TEMPERATURE 42 52 63 69 69 58 53 49 47 53 60 63 60 52 46 44 42  
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 47 63 42  
WIND DIR S S S S W N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 5 4 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 20 20 40  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.6 9.2 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.5 10.0 10.1 10.0 9.2 8.4 7.6  
 

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