Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 041458
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
758 AM PDT SAT OCT 4 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 55 35 40 15 45 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 40 44 46 44 40 39 38 37 36 43 47 46 41 42 42 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 49 41
WIND DIR NW N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.6 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.3 6.0 6.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 60 50 40 20 10 15 15 10 5 5 10 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 41 44 46 46 41 40 38 37 36 45 50 51 43 43 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 36 52 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 1 2 4 4 4 11 12 13 13 8 3 3 4 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
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) 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.8 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 75 70 80 65 30 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 41 44 49 47 43 42 38 36 34 46 52 51 42 39 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 53 36
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NE E E E E NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 20 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
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) 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.6
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 80 65 65 35 25 15 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 43 47 51 52 46 43 41 38 36 49 56 56 45 41 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 58 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E E SE N NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 30 20 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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) 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 50 50 40 15 25 20 15 5 0 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 40 44 50 49 42 38 35 34 34 45 51 51 42 37 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 33 52 34
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.2
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 60 45 45 20 25 20 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 41 43 42 37 38 38 37 36 43 47 47 40 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 35 48 38
WIND DIR SE SW SW SE N NE NE NE E E E NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 5 5 3 4 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 40 20 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 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) 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.5 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN