Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 082134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 30 40 30 35 25 15 15 25 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 60 55 51 50 50 53 60 64 64 60 56 56 54 57 66 70 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 65 54 72
WIND DIR NW W W W NW N N N N N SW SW S NE N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 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) 11.2 10.5 11.5 11.5 11.7 12.3 13.2 13.5 13.5 13.4 12.9 12.5 12.3 11.7 11.3 11.3 11.1
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 55 40 50 35 25 20 25 20 20 15 15 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 61 55 52 50 49 51 59 63 65 60 56 57 56 60 70 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 65 55 76
WIND DIR W W S SW SE NW NW W NW NW NE NE E NE NW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 2 2 3 2 4 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 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) 9.2 9.2 10.0 10.2 10.7 11.3 11.9 12.8 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.2 12.1 11.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 SC OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 75 70 65 40 40 25 35 40 35 35 20 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 66 59 52 50 49 50 62 70 69 62 55 54 54 59 74 83 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 70 53 84
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W W NE N W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 9.1 9.3 9.8 10.0 10.2 11.0 11.9 12.6 13.2 13.5 13.3 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.6
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 SC BK BK BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 65 50 60 30 30 10 25 25 15 20 15 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 68 61 53 50 49 50 63 70 71 64 56 54 53 58 75 83 83
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 53 84
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 1 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 8.8 9.7 10.5 10.5 10.7 11.4 12.1 12.9 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 60 60 40 30 30 25 25 15 15 15 15 10 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 67 61 51 48 46 51 65 70 72 65 56 53 52 59 74 80 81
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 72 52 82
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E NW W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 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) 9.8 10.1 10.6 10.6 10.8 11.2 11.9 12.8 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.2 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.8 13.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 60 65 50 40 40 30 45 25 35 30 20 15 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 59 54 49 49 48 49 57 61 63 57 54 56 54 58 67 72 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 63 53 74
WIND DIR W NE N N N NW W SW S N N N NE E S W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 5 6 5 5 3 2 4 5
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) 9.8 10.6 10.8 10.7 11.1 11.6 12.2 13.0 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.2 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.8 12.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN