351 SXUS46 KSEW 012301 RECSEW MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 301 PM PST MON DEC 1 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC FRONT AND ITS UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GENERALLY DRY WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH SOME SUNSHINE MOST DAYS. A RETURN TO WET WEATHER IS LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND. && .MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 9000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET. && TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS. MON TUE TUE WED NIGHT NIGHT SUMMIT (14411 FT) 5 12 11 10 NW 40 NW 50 NW 45 NW 45 CAMP MUIR(10188 FT) 20 27 26 23 W 30 NW 40 NW 30 NW 25 PARADISE (5420 FT) 33 37 30 35 SW 15 SW 10 SW 5 E 5 LONGMIRE (2700 FT) 38 42 35 40 SW 10 SW 5 SW 5 SE 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... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL 8500 FEET. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL 11000 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 11000 FEET. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 8500 FEET. .SUNDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. $$ MCDONNAL WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE