249  
FWUS46 KPDT 281056  
AVGPDT  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
356 AM PDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
   
..BROKEN TOP  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 30 50 50 45 50 80 90 90 65 50 35 30 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 26 32 41 46 45 37 34 31 32 34 35 38 39 34 29 28 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 31 40 25  
WIND DIR N N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 9 10 8 5 4 5 5 6 9 11 8 5 4 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 60 60 30 30 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S 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) 5.0 5.6 6.8 7.6 7.8 7.6 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.2 5.9 5.6  
 
   
..TAM MCARTHUR RIM  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 SC OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 30 45 50 45 50 75 90 90 60 45 30 20 15 15  
TEMPERATURE 27 33 41 46 46 38 35 32 33 35 37 40 40 34 30 28 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 32 41 26  
WIND DIR NW N N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 10 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 9 5 4 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 60 60 20 20 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 5.0 5.6 6.7 7.6 7.9 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.7 7.4 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.6  
 
   
..NEWBERRY CRATER  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 CL FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 15 45 50 45 40 70 85 85 80 65 45 25 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 27 33 42 49 51 42 36 34 33 36 37 40 43 39 33 29 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 33 43 27  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 9 11 10 6 6 8 8 9 10 11 11 6 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 30 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R S R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 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) 5.0 5.8 6.9 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.8  
 
   
..WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 10 10 25 40 35 60 75 85 90 80 70 45 15 15 15  
TEMPERATURE 29 34 39 43 43 36 33 32 32 36 37 38 37 35 30 28 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 38 26  
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 13 10 9 8 8 10 11 12 13 12 10 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 90 90 80 80 20 20 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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 6.9 7.3 7.7 7.9 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.4 6.1 5.7  
 
   
..SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 10 25 40 40 60 80 80 85 80 65 45 15 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 34 39 47 51 51 42 38 37 36 41 44 44 43 39 34 32 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 45 30  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 6 6 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 80 80 80 80 20 20 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 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 6.8 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.1 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.8  
 
   
..CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 20 40 35 55 75 80 90 75 60 40 15 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 31 37 44 48 48 40 36 35 34 37 40 41 41 36 32 29 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 42 27  
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 10 10 10 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 80 80 80 80 20 20 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 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 7.1 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.9 7.0 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.6 6.2 5.8  
 
   
..CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 CL FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 10 25 35 25 50 70 90 95 80 65 40 15 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 32 36 44 48 48 40 37 35 35 36 37 39 39 37 33 31 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 35 39 29  
WIND DIR N N N NW N N N NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 80 80 70 70 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 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) 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.6  
 
   
..NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 CL FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 20 35 30 55 65 80 90 75 55 35 10 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 30 35 40 42 43 36 33 32 32 34 35 35 35 32 29 27 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 36 25  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 20 17 13 13 16 14 13 11 10 11 13 12 13 13 14 14 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 80 80 80 80 20 20 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 6.8 7.1 7.5 7.8 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.9 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.8  
 
   
..ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 10 30 50 45 65 85 90 90 75 70 40 15 15 10  
TEMPERATURE 29 32 41 46 46 38 35 34 34 35 35 37 39 36 33 29 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 33 39 26  
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 13 13 11 9 8 8 10 11 12 13 11 10 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 80 80 50 50 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 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) 6.1 6.6 7.3 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.0 6.3 5.8 5.5  
 
   
..BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 CL FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 20 40 50 50 60 85 90 90 70 45 20 20 15 15  
TEMPERATURE 34 36 46 53 53 45 41 40 39 40 41 44 48 44 40 36 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 39 48 33  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 6 5 4 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 90 90 50 50 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.04 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 6.1 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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