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SXUS46 KSEW 171333
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
533 AM PST THU JAN 17 2019
SYNOPSIS
AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN,
MOUNTAIN SNOW, AND WIND TO WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER QUICK PERIOD OF
MODERATE RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE PATTERN WILL THEN
REMAIN FAIRLY ACTIVE SUNDAY THRU MID NEXT WEEK AS SEVERAL WEAK
SYSTEMS PASS BY. BY LATE NEXT WEEK, A DRY RIDGE WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
IMPACTS
STORMY WEATHER WILL CREATE DIFFICULT BACKCOUNTRY
SKIING AND MOUNTAINEERING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALPINE
TERRAIN OF MT. RAINIER, INCLUDING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD. BLIZZARD-
LIKE CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE
LIKELY. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE TERRAIN,
INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND CAMPING IN
THESE CONDITIONS.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST FRIDAY...
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE OF
2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR
PARADISE OF 3 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET.
FRIDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR
PARADISE OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET INCREASING TO 7000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET DECREASING TO 4000 FEET
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
THU THU FRI FRI SAT
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 0 -2 3 10 1
S 35 SW 40 W 40 SW 70 SW 95
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 17 14 15 25 10
S 45 SW 45 SW 25 SW 60 SW 60
PARADISE (5420 FT) 33 28 34 30 35
NW 10 W 30 W 20 W 15 SW 25
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 42 36 42 38 43
NE 10 W 5 NW 5 E 5 SW 15
++ TEMPERATURES AND WIND FOR THE SUMMIT AND CAMP MUIR ARE AVERAGE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE FREE AIR AT THOSE ELEVATIONS.
++ TEMPERATURES FOR PARADISE AND LONGMIRE ARE THE EXPECTED HIGHS AND
LOWS. WIND IS THE AVERAGE WIND EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2500 FEET.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
3000 FEET INCREASING TO 4500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
NEAR 3000 FEET.
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