581  
FWUS46 KPDT 262156  
AVGPDT  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
256 PM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
   
..BROKEN TOP
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 70 80 80 80 80 85 80 70 75 75 80 75 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 29 27 26 26 25 26 28 31 30 28 28 28 27 28 30 33 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 32 26 34  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 20 20 17 13 11 12 16 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 17 20 23  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 50 50 40 40 60 60 50 50 30 30 40 40 30 30 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.2  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.2  
 
   
..TAM MCARTHUR RIM
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 55 60 75 75 80 70 80 70 60 75 75 80 75 65 70  
TEMPERATURE 30 28 27 27 26 27 30 32 31 29 29 28 27 29 32 34 33  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 33 27 35  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 21 21 18 13 12 13 17 19 19 18 17 14 14 14 18 20 24  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 50 50 40 40 50 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 20 20 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.2  
 
   
..NEWBERRY CRATER
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 80 75 85 75 75 75 85 75 70 70 75 80 65 60 40  
TEMPERATURE 33 29 28 28 27 28 32 36 35 32 30 29 28 30 34 40 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 38 28 43  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 19 19 16 12 11 12 13 16 17 16 14 13 12 12 14 17 20  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
PRECIP TYPE S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 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) 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.8  
 
   
..WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 85 80 70 65 85 90 90 80 80 55 50 50 65 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 33 30 29 29 29 30 33 34 34 30 27 27 25 29 34 37 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 35 24 37  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 13 12 9 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 11 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 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 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.4  
 
   
..SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 70 65 60 65 85 80 75 70 55 55 55 65 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 41 36 35 34 33 35 39 42 41 37 34 31 29 34 40 43 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 29 44  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 12 12 13 13 11 10 9 9 10 9 8 6 4 5 8 9 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 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) 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.4  
 
   
..CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 60 55 55 70 70 70 65 65 55 50 50 60 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 38 34 32 31 29 32 37 39 39 34 31 29 27 31 37 40 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 40 27 41  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 12 16 16 13 9 8 9 10 11 10 9 8 6 6 11 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 50 50 5 5 10 10 5 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S R S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 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) 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.4  
 
   
..CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 70 65 55 60 55 55 70 65 65 65 60 60 60 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 38 34 32 32 31 33 38 41 40 34 31 31 30 32 38 41 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 29 42  
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 16 17 16 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 9 10 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 10 10 5 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 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 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.4 5.9 6.3  
 
   
..NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 70 55 55 55 70 65 65 60 60 55 50 50 55 65 70  
TEMPERATURE 33 31 28 28 26 29 32 34 35 31 28 26 25 28 32 35 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 35 25 36  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 16 17 13 10 12 12 12 14 13 13 12 11 10 13 14 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 50 50 5 5 10 10 5 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.6 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) 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.6 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.4  
 
   
..ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 OV BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 65 60 65 70 65 70 80 75 65 65 70 70 70 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 33 30 29 30 28 28 32 35 35 31 29 28 27 29 33 37 38  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 37 27 39  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 11 10 12 12 12 13 12 12 11 10 9 10 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 0 0 5 5 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 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 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.6 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.4 6.0 6.3  
 
   
..BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 04/27/24 SUNDAY 04/28/24  
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 55 60 75 80 75 70 80 75 75 75 80 85 80 85 80  
TEMPERATURE 46 41 38 37 36 37 41 44 44 39 37 37 36 37 41 45 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 46 35 46  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 11 9 9 8 10 11 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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) 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.7  
 

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