Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 210938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 CL SC BK OV OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 60 75 75 95 60 40 90 90 90 85 75 75 70 60 65
TEMPERATURE 60 62 71 70 69 63 62 60 59 55 55 52 51 48 49 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 55 55 47
WIND DIR SE S S NE NW S S S S S N N NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 40 60 80 80 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.09 0.02 0.01
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) 11.1 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.5 9.6 9.3 9.4 9.1 9.1
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 55 65 80 95 100 100 65 65 75 85 95 95 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 62 66 75 79 79 70 66 66 64 62 59 58 55 52 56 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 59 62 49
WIND DIR SE S S S SW S S S NW W W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 8 10 10 9 10 12 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 20 60 50 90 90 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE T R T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.24 0.05 0.06
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) 10.5 11.7 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.3 10.6 10.0 9.6 9.3
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 60 80 90 95 95 95 75 65 70 75 80 70 80 80 90
TEMPERATURE 60 62 77 84 83 72 67 65 60 58 62 64 61 55 53 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 57 67 49
WIND DIR SE E E S SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 50 50 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 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) 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.2 11.9 11.3 9.8 9.0 9.1 8.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 90 95 95 95 85 70 70 80 80 80 65 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 60 61 78 85 84 70 66 63 57 54 59 62 62 57 54 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 54 64 49
WIND DIR E E SE SE SW NW NW N NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 10 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 50 30 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.01 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) 12.5 12.4 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.1 11.8 10.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 80 80 90 100 95 60 60 70 70 55 65 40 40 55 55
TEMPERATURE 59 63 75 81 81 71 65 60 56 55 60 64 62 55 51 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 54 66 46
WIND DIR E E E S W W NW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 10 6 6 8 5 8 10 12 14 16 14 16 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 20 40 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T R 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.2 11.6 11.2 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.1 8.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 75 95 95 100 100 70 75 75 70 60 70 50 55 65 75
TEMPERATURE 63 66 72 75 72 65 64 63 60 55 53 55 55 48 49 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 54 58 44
WIND DIR W NE E SW W W NW N W W SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 8 6 4 5 4 4 6 9 12 12 11 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 50 20 60 20 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 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) 12.5 12.4 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.2 11.6 10.8 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN