RECREATIONAL REPORT

 
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 RECSEW
 
 Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast
 National Weather Service Seattle WA
 326 AM PST Fri Nov 16 2018
 
 .SYNOPSIS...A weak weather system will bring showers to Mount
 Rainier National Park today. Clearing will occur tonight, then
 Saturday through Monday will be clear. A weather system will 
 bring wet weather back by mid to late next week.
 
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 .IMPACTS...Strong winds near the summit Friday 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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 .FRIDAY...Showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
 chance of showers in the afternoon. No snow accumulation near
 Paradise. Snow level near 7000 feet. 
 .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
 Freezing level near 6500 feet. 
 .SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 5500 feet increasing to
 8500 feet in the afternoon. 
 .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet. 
 .SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 
 
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 Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.
 
                        Fri    Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  
                             Night         Night        
 
 Summit   (14411 FT)     11     13     16     18     17
                      NW 45  NW 35   N 15   W  5   W 15 
 
 Camp Muir(10188 FT)     24     23     30     34     32
                      NW 20   N 10  NE  5  SW  5  SW 10 
 
 Paradise  (5420 FT)     41     25     37     25     46
                      SW  5  NE 15  NE 15  NE 10   W 10 
 
 Longmire  (2760 FT)     49     34     46     32     51
                       S  5   E 15   E 15   E 10   S  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...
 
 .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 
 .MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet. 
 .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
 cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet. 
 .TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow.
 Snow level near 5000 feet. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level
 near 4500 feet. 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
 5000 feet. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near
 4500 feet. 
 
 

 
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