Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT FRI OCT 10 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   90   90   90   75   65   55   65   90   90   85   85   60   60   50   65   70
TEMPERATURE        44   42   43   42   41   38   37   37   37   38   40   41   40   38   36   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  37                  42                  35
WIND DIR           SW    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    4    2    2    2    3    4    6    6    6    3    4    5    8   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   90   90   80   60   30   30   40   90   90   80   80   40   40   30   30   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.15      0.02      0.01      0.01      0.02      0.01      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)  8.9  8.6  8.0  6.9  6.1  5.8  5.8  5.7  5.9  6.0  6.2  6.2  5.6  5.3  4.6  4.2  3.9


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   85   75   75  100   90   85   95  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        51   51   48   48   45   41   41   41   39   40   38   39   39   38   40   39   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  37                  41                  33
WIND DIR           SE    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W   SW    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         10    6    4    5    5    6    8    8    8    6    6    5    4    5    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   40   20   40  100   60   60   60  100  100  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.12      0.06      0.10      0.19      0.19      0.07
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)  9.1  9.2  8.9  8.4  7.2  6.3  5.9  5.8  5.7  5.6  5.7  5.8  5.8  5.5  5.2  4.3  3.9


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   75   90   85   70   80   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   90   95   90
TEMPERATURE        48   45   48   51   45   41   40   40   39   38   39   41   41   40   40   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  38                  41                  34
WIND DIR            E   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    3    3    5    5    5    6    6    6    6    6    6    5    6    9    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   10   90   80   30   40   70   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         R    R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.11      0.10      0.06      0.06      0.10      0.15      0.05
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)  9.2  9.2  8.4  8.0  6.4  6.0  5.8  5.5  5.4  5.3  5.4  5.7  5.7  5.6  5.2  4.6  4.3


...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   80   90   75   75   80   90   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE        44   42   46   49   47   42   41   41   40   39   41   43   43   41   40   39   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  38                  44                  36
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    4    3    2    3    3    3    4    5    5    4    5    6    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   20   80   60   60   60   60   90   90  100  100   90   90   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.12      0.09      0.07      0.08      0.16      0.15      0.07
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)  9.1  8.9  8.2  7.2  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.5  5.3  5.3  5.5  5.6  5.8  5.6  5.1  4.6  4.3


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   95   60   75   80   80   85   90   90   90   95   95   90   90   80   85   85
TEMPERATURE        43   41   45   46   44   40   38   37   37   36   37   39   39   38   36   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  35                  40                  32
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    3    5    5    5    4    4    5    6    6    8    6    5    6    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   30   60   60   70   50   40   80   80   90   90   90   90   70   70   70
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    R    R    R    S    R    S    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.09      0.05      0.04      0.02      0.07      0.06      0.01
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)  8.9  8.3  7.9  6.6  6.3  5.9  5.5  5.3  5.2  5.2  5.4  5.6  5.8  5.6  5.1  4.7  4.3


...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   65   85   85   90   85   85   95   95  100  100   95   95   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE        46   43   41   40   40   36   37   36   35   34   34   36   36   35   36   35   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  34                  36                  30
WIND DIR            E    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          3    1    4    5    5    4    5    6    6    6    8    8    6   10   12   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   40   60   60   70   60   60   90   90  100  100   90   90   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.14      0.14      0.05      0.07      0.22      0.14      0.07
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  8.4  7.8  6.6  6.4  5.9  5.5  5.3  5.2  5.3  5.5  5.8  5.8  5.6  5.2  4.7  4.3

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN