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SXUS46 KSEW 232251
RECSEW
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
351 PM PDT WED SEP 23 2020
SYNOPSIS
A SERIES OF VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING WET
AND WINDY WEATHER ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REBUILDS OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK FOR A RETURN OF DRY AND WARMER WEATHER.
IMPACTS
STRONG WINDS AT AND ABOVE 10,000 FEET THIS WEEK WILL
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE SAFELY AND COULD PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE IN ALPINE
TERRAIN, INCLUDING USE OF GPS, IS RECOMMENDED FOR NAVIGATION AND
CAMPING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES IN THE EVENING. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR PARADISE. SNOW
LEVEL NEAR 8500 FEET.
THURSDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR
PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION
NEAR PARADISE. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7500 FEET.
FRIDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
WED THU THU FRI
NIGHT NIGHT
SUMMIT (14411 FT) 9 7 13 12
W 60 W 40 W 40 W 70
CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 25 23 25 26
W 40 W 35 SW 30 W 45
PARADISE (5420 FT) 40 43 41 44
W 25 W 20 W 25 W 25
LONGMIRE (2760 FT) 47 53 48 54
W 5 W 10 W 5 SW 10
++ 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
FRIDAY NIGHT
WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
7000 FEET.
SATURDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 11000 FEET.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 11000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR 11000 FEET.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
10500 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 15500 FEET.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 15500 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 16000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL NEAR 16000 FEET.
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