Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 210926
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
226 AM PDT THU AUG 21 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 35 25 25 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 45 48 57 61 61 55 53 53 53 55 65 70 69 63 59 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 52 70 58
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE NE N N SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 2 2 2 1 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 7.8 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.4 9.8 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 25 35 35 30 25 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 48 51 62 67 68 62 58 58 57 59 69 75 76 68 64 64 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 56 77 61
WIND DIR NE E E SW W N E E E E E N NW NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 8 6 2 3 4 3 10 12 13 11 4 3 3 3 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.7 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 15 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 46 49 67 75 75 66 58 56 54 56 71 80 81 72 63 61 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 54 82 58
WIND DIR S E SE SE SW SW E NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 8.1 9.0 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.8 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 46 49 68 75 77 67 59 57 56 57 74 82 84 75 66 64 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 56 85 60
WIND DIR N NE S S NW N E E E E SE SE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.1 8.6 9.1 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.7 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 46 51 67 73 75 67 57 54 52 56 70 77 79 72 62 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 51 79 57
WIND DIR E E E NE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.4 9.3 10.1 10.2 10.2 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8 10.3 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 15 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 49 51 59 65 66 61 57 56 55 55 65 72 74 66 62 62 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 53 74 59
WIND DIR NE NE E SE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 2 3 4 2 9 9 11 10 6 4 4 5 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.4 9.1 9.8 10.1 10.1 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.7 10.3 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN