MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
347 PM PDT WED MAY 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING...ENDING THE 
LIGHT RAIN. THEN A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO WESTERN 
WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY AND PRODUCE A STRETCH OF UNSEASONABLY WARM 
SUNNY WEATHER. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND 
POSSIBLY SATURDAY. A GRADUAL RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW LATE IN THE 
WEEKEND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO START FALLING ON THE COAST 
SATURDAY...THEN OVER THE INTERIOR ON SUNDAY. FURTHER COOLING IS 
EXPECTED ON MONDAY IN ADVANCE OF A WEATHER SYSTEM ON TUESDAY.

&&

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS
EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 13000 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL 14500 FEET. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 

&&
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.

                       WED    THU    THU    FRI  
                     NIGHT         NIGHT        

SUMMIT   (14411 FT)     27     31     31     31
                     NW 19  NW 10   W 12   W  9 

CAMP MUIR(10188 FT)     42     46     50     52
                      N 12   W  5   W  2  SW  5 

PARADISE  (5420 FT)     44     70     56     80
                      N  8   E  6   E  6  SE  8 

LONGMIRE  (2700 FT)     44     78     46     88
                      CALM   CALM   CALM   CALM 

++ 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...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL ABOVE 15000 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL 14500 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL 14500 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL 13500 FEET. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LEVEL 13500 FEET. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. FREEZING LEVEL 12500 FEET. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 10000 FEET. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
7000 FEET. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 7500 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
8500 FEET. 

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE