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SXUS46 KSEW 071201
RECSEW

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
501 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WESTERLY FLOW FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED
THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS TODAY...AND A
COOLER AIR MASS WILL LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO 4000 FEET. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY WITH JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...BUT ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER SHOWERY WEATHER THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW
LEVEL FALLING TO 3000 FEET. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL PROVIDE DRY
WEATHER FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND.

&&

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TUESDAY...NUMEROUS SHOWERS. BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4
INCHES. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 4000 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
4000 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
3500 FEET. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET.

&&

TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       TUE    TUE    WED    WED    THU  
                            NIGHT         NIGHT        

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)      3      3      0     -5     -9
                      W 60   W 50   W 30   W 20   W 25 

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     14     14     13     11      9
                      W 35   W 35   W 20  NW 15  NW 20 

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     38     28     37     29     34
                      W 20   W 15  SW  5   W  5  SW  5 

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     46     35     46     31     39
                      W 10   W 10  SW  5   W  5  SW  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...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 3000 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
3500 FEET. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL 6500 FEET. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL
7500 FEET. 
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL
8000 FEET. 
.COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL 8000 FEET. 

$$

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE