...THE NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL AVALANCHE BULLETIN...
WHAT..UNIQUELY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO PROLONGED HOT AND SUNNY WEATHER. LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WET AVALANCHES COULD OCCUR.
WHERE...THE WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER.
WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM FRI 18:30 PST TO MON 18:30 PST.
IMPACTS...MULTIPLE DAYS OF ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED FORECASTED HOT AND SUNNY WEATHER MAY PRODUCE A NATURAL SPRING AVALANCHE CYCLE. THIS COULD INCLUDE WET, HEAVY, AND POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE SLIDES THAT CROSS COMMON ROUTES. ADDITIONALLY, TRAVELERS MAY EASILY TRIGGER AVALANCHES ON ANY STEEP OPEN SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOPES ABOVE YOU. LIMIT ANY TIME YOU SPEND NEAR AND UNDERNEATH STEEP AND HANGING SNOW, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. CONSULT WWW.NWAC.US OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER.