Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 062138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 20 30 45 40 45 65 60 45 35 30 35 15 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 54 45 42 41 41 41 49 50 48 44 42 41 39 41 53 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 52 39 57
WIND DIR N NW W W W W W NW NW SW S S S SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 5 4 4 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 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) 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.6 8.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC BK SC OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 25 35 50 45 70 90 85 85 50 50 65 30 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 56 48 44 42 42 43 46 48 48 46 45 44 43 43 54 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 50 43 63
WIND DIR W W E W SW SW W W W W N NE NE NE NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 5 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.5 9.1 9.4
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 50 65 80 80 80 75 70 80 80 65 65 30 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 56 48 47 45 43 44 49 51 51 47 45 43 42 44 59 67 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 42 68
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.3 9.1 9.6
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 20 40 80 75 80 85 75 55 45 45 55 15 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 58 50 47 46 46 46 50 53 54 48 46 45 44 45 58 67 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 55 44 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW N N NE NE W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 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 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.9 9.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 60 40 55 80 75 75 55 60 55 25 20 15 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 45 44 42 42 43 45 51 53 47 43 40 40 43 57 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 53 39 66
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW N NE N S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 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 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.7 8.0 8.9 9.5
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 09/07/26 TUESDAY 09/08/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 35 35 65 65 60 60 70 50 30 25 25 15 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 46 40 39 38 38 37 41 46 48 41 38 38 39 41 52 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 48 37 60
WIND DIR N N NW N NW W SW SW W N N N N N W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.9 9.5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN