MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
342 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH COOL MOIST UNSTABLE AIR 
WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECT SHOWERS AND BREEZY WEATHER INTO WESTERN 
WASHINGTON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH 
THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON 
MONDAY. A WEAKER COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY FOLLOWED 
BY SHOWERS FROM AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ON WEDNESDAY. A WEAK UPPER 
LEVEL RIDGE ON THURSDAY SHOULD LOWER THE CHANCE OF RAIN...BUT 
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY REACH THE AREA FRIDAY OR 
SATURDAY. 

&&

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
BREEZY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. SNOW LEVEL
3500 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH
A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL
4500 FEET. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL
5000 FEET. 

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TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       SAT    SAT    SUN    SUN    MON  
                            NIGHT         NIGHT        

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)     -6     -8     -2      3      6
                     SW 46   W 49  SW 39  SW 38  SW 60 

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     13     11     15     19     23
                     SW 40   W 38  SW 34  SW 44  SW 61 

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     29     25     33     28     34
                     SW 13  SW 12  SW 11  SW 10   S 13 

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     37     32     39     33     39
                     SW 12  SW 11  SW 10   S  9   S 12 

++ 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL
3500 FEET. 
.VETERANS DAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
3500 FEET. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 3500 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL
4000 FEET. 


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