Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Thursday - March 22, 2018 - 6:57am
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Rain today up to 9000 feet or higher may produce wet natural avalanche activity. The steep upper elevation northwest through east facing slopes still have a CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger where human triggered avalanches are still likely.

Straight talk: It is very hard to predict how the snowpack will react to getting rained on. What we know is that often times rain on snow causes natural avalanches. With pre-existing weak snow near the base of our snowpack, it's best to expect avalanche activity.
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Issued by the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday: Snow likely before noon, then rain and snow. High near 40. Windy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 27. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday: Snow before noon, then a chance of snow showers after noon. High near 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
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