Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 250934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 30 30 40 35 25 20 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 62 63 71 74 72 66 63 63 62 64 71 74 72 66 63 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 61 74 59
WIND DIR E NE N N N N E E E SW N N N W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
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) 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 30 25 20 25 45 35 25 15 20 20 30 30 40 40
TEMPERATURE 66 67 75 78 78 70 67 67 66 68 76 79 77 70 66 65 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 64 81 61
WIND DIR E E SW SW W NW E E E E NW W W N E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 2 4 5 2 5 6 6 5 2 4 4 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 5
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) 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 SC BK SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 35 25 40 40 35 25 25 35 45 45 50 55 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 63 64 78 85 83 72 66 64 63 65 80 85 82 71 66 64 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 63 86 61
WIND DIR SE E SW W W W S S SE E E NW W NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
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) 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.0 11.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 30 25 50 30 30 20 30 15 50 50 50 50 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 63 64 79 85 84 72 66 64 62 63 80 85 83 72 66 64 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 62 86 60
WIND DIR NE E S W NW N N N NE E W W NW NW NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
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) 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.1 12.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 SC OV BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 65 70 55 55 55 25 30 40 50 50 65 65 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 62 65 78 82 81 72 65 62 61 67 78 81 77 69 64 61 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 60 83 59
WIND DIR E E S W W W NW SE N NE E SE NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 12.4 12.5 12.7 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.1 12.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 55 65 55 50 40 20 25 25 30 45 60 65 55 50 60
TEMPERATURE 64 65 70 74 73 66 65 65 64 65 71 73 69 63 63 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 62 76 59
WIND DIR NW NW SW W NW NW N NW NW NE SW W N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.1 12.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN