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RECREATIONAL REPORT
SXUS46 KSEW 211035
RECSEW
Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Seattle WA
235 AM PST Tue Jan 21 2020
.SYNOPSIS...Wet weather for the rest of the week into the weekend
as a series of systems moves through the area. Snow levels near
passes today into Wednesday will rise steadily later Wednesday
into Thursday. Periods of heavy rain will lead to rising rivers
and the potential for river flooding later this week.
&&
.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 UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
.TUESDAY...Showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation
near Paradise of 8 to 13 inches. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Windy. Rain and snow in the evening, then rain
and snow likely after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the
evening. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 5 to 10 inches. Snow
level near 3000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation near Paradise of 3 to 8 inches.
Snow level near 3500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at
times in the evening. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level near
5000 feet increasing to 6000 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow. Light snow accumulations. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
&&
Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.
Tue Tue Wed Wed Thu
Night Night
Summit (14411 FT) -7 -5 5 8 6
SW 45 W 45 W 50 W 40 W 40
Camp Muir(10188 FT) 12 8 18 23 23
SW 40 SW 40 W 35 W 35 W 35
Paradise (5420 FT) 30 25 32 30 35
SW 20 W 25 W 20 W 25 W 20
Longmire (2760 FT) 38 33 39 38 44
S 5 W 10 N 10 NW 10 NE 5
++ 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...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow
likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 4500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely in the evening, then
cloudy with a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Snow level
near 4000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 3500 feet.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 3500 feet.
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Paradise Telemetry
1-21-2020
Northwest Avalanche Center
Paradise, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
MM/DD Hour Temp RH Wind Wind Wind Hour Total 24 Hr Total Solar
PST F % Avg Max Dir Prec. Prec. Snow Snow W/m2
5400' 5400' 5380' 5380' 5380' 5400' 5400' 5400' 5400' 5380'
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1 20 1200 37 62 4 9 212 0 0 0 126 167
1 20 1300 37 60 7 18 260 0 0 0 127 129
1 20 1400 37 61 5 17 231 0 0 0 126 60
1 20 1500 36 62 3 7 309 0 0 0 126 50
1 20 1600 37 66 4 9 309 0 0 0 126 43
1 20 1700 34 74 7 15 244 0 0 0 126 7
1 20 1800 31 93 5 13 289 .01 .01 0 126 0
1 20 1900 31 88 7 13 352 .01 .02 0 121 0
1 20 2000 33 74 5 14 21 0 .02 1 126 0
1 20 2100 33 78 3 10 72 0 .02 1 126 0
1 20 2200 35 73 6 13 340 0 .02 1 126 0
1 20 2300 36 63 6 12 358 0 .02 0 126 0
1 21 0 36 59 5 11 18 0 .02 1 125 0
1 21 100 35 66 5 11 42 0 .02 1 125 0
1 21 200 36 61 5 11 14 0 .02 1 123 0
1 21 300 33 85 5 13 355 0 .02 1 125 0
1 21 400 32 93 5 11 19 .04 .06 1 125 0
1 21 500 31 97 4 13 346 .02 .08 1 123 0
1 21 600 29 100 8 21 281 .06 .14 2 126 0
1 21 700 28 99 10 18 266 .04 .18 3 125 0
1 21 800 27 99 10 18 284 .01 .19 4 126 2
1 21 900 27 98 9 14 270 .03 .22 4 128 17
1 21 1000 27 93 6 13 267 .01 .23 0 128 117
1 21 1100 27 91 9 18 268 0 .23 0 128 248
Total
Prec.
5400'
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Camp Muir Telemetry
1-21-2020
Northwest Avalanche Center
Camp Muir, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
Wind gages unheated and may rime
MM/DD Hour Temp RH Wind Wind Wind Wind Solar
PST F % Min Avg Max Dir w/m2
10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110' 10110'
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1 20 1200 17 96 0 0 0 289 136
1 20 1300 16 96 0 0 0 289 144
1 20 1400 16 95 0 0 0 289 78
1 20 1500 16 96 0 0 0 289 54
1 20 1600 15 96 0 0 0 289 31
1 20 1700 16 96 0 0 0 289 7
1 20 1800 16 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 20 1900 15 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 20 2000 16 95 0 0 0 289 0
1 20 2100 15 95 0 0 0 289 0
1 20 2200 16 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 20 2300 15 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 0 16 95 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 100 16 95 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 200 16 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 300 17 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 400 17 96 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 500 16 95 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 600 13 94 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 700 12 94 0 0 0 289 0
1 21 800 9 93 0 0 0 289 2
1 21 900 8 92 0 0 0 289 12
1 21 1000 9 93 0 0 0 289 67
1 21 1100 10 93 0 0 0 289 84
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