.SYNOPSIS...A weak system traversing the region will bring another
round of precipitation to Mount Rainier National Park today into 
Friday morning. A break in the weather is then expected Friday 
afternoon and evening before the next system moves into the region
on Saturday and brings moderate to heavy precipitation and gusty 
winds to high elevations the park. Another break in the weather 
is expected by early next week.

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.IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit 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.

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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...

.THURSDAY...Breezy, showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation near Paradise of 9 to 15 inches. Snow level near
3000 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy, showers. Snow may be heavy at times in
the evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 7 inches.
Snow level near 2500 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow accumulation near Paradise
up to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation near Paradise 12 to
24 inches. Snow level near 2000 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Freezing level near 2000 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, then
cloudy with rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at
times in the afternoon. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level near
2000 feet. 

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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.

                       Thu    Thu    Fri    Fri    Sat  
                            Night         Night        

Summit   (14411 FT)    -10    -14    -10      4     10
                      W 35   W 30  NW 40  NW 25   W 40 

Camp Muir(10188 FT)      8      5      4     14     22
                      W 30   W 30  NW 20   W 10  SW 30 

Paradise  (5420 FT)     28     20     25     16     31
                      W 20   W 20   W 10   E  5   S 10 

Longmire  (2760 FT)     35     30     32     24     37
                      W 10   W 10   W  5   E  5   E 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...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in
the evening. Snow level near 4000 feet increasing to 5500 feet
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level
near 5000 feet. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
4500 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow
level near 4000 feet. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 3500 feet increasing to 4500 feet in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level
near 5000 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Snow level
near 5000 feet. 

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