Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 190938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT SAT SEP 19 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 65 30 20 10 20 15 40 25 20 25 20 15 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 45 45 55 57 56 48 48 47 47 47 57 58 58 50 48 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 46 59 46
WIND DIR S S S W SE S S S S SW N N N W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 35 25 10 10 10 50 20 15 15 15 20 25 30 35
TEMPERATURE 46 47 57 61 60 50 48 49 48 49 61 64 65 56 51 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 47 66 48
WIND DIR W S SW SW SW S S S S SE SW SW W N E E SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 1 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 0 4 3 2
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.3
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW CL CL SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 30 25 15 10 5 5 30 10 5 10 10 5 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 47 47 61 68 66 53 51 50 49 49 64 71 71 59 53 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 48 72 47
WIND DIR W SW W W W SW SE S SE SE W W W W E E W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 2
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.7 9.1 9.5 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 35 25 15 10 5 0 25 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 46 46 60 68 67 54 52 51 50 50 64 72 72 60 54 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 49 73 48
WIND DIR N N W W NW N E E N SE SW W NW N E N N
WIND (MPH) 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.1 8.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 25 25 30 5 0 5 10 0 5 5 10 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 47 47 61 65 65 55 50 48 48 49 63 69 69 58 51 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 47 70 48
WIND DIR W SE W W W NW SE SE SE E S SW W E SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 2 4 4 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 1 5 3 3
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.7 9.1 9.9 10.0 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 9.2 9.9 10.0 9.5 9.1 9.1 9.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 35 35 30 15 5 10 15 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 48 48 56 58 58 50 51 52 51 50 59 63 62 54 52 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 49 63 50
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW W N N NW NW NE S SW W N NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 3 3 0 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 2
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN