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 WED AUG 19 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 30 35 25 15 20 20 25 40 30 30 15 5 5 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 54 56 63 63 63 57 56 54 53 55 63 65 66 60 58 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 52 67 54
WIND DIR S SW N N N NW S S S NW N N N NW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 2 2 3 2 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) 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.5
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 30 25 25 30 40 35 40 20 0 10 5 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 54 55 62 68 69 62 57 56 55 57 66 71 73 65 60 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 53 73 57
WIND DIR S SW NW W W W SW SE E W W W W W E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 9 9 5 4 4 5 4 6 9 6 3 5 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 15 20 5 35 50 55 40 40 5 5 5 5 15 25 35 55
TEMPERATURE 52 53 65 74 73 63 57 55 53 55 70 79 77 65 59 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 52 80 54
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 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) 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.3
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 35 15 35 45 35 40 30 0 5 5 5 15 20 25 50
TEMPERATURE 52 52 65 74 75 66 57 54 52 53 68 78 80 69 58 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 50 80 53
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW N N N NW W W W NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 3 5 6 4 2 2 1 1
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) 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.8 11.3 11.5
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 45 40 50 35 30 55 25 5 5 10 5 20 20 45 50
TEMPERATURE 48 52 66 74 75 66 56 53 51 56 70 78 79 69 57 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 49 79 52
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 9 9 5 5 5 4 5 6 10 8 3 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.7 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.8 11.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 40 50 55 40 30 45 30 10 5 10 10 20 20 35 50
TEMPERATURE 51 53 60 66 68 60 57 57 55 58 65 70 70 59 59 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 53 71 56
WIND DIR W W SW W W N NW W NW W SW SW W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 6 3 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 2 3 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) 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.8 10.9 10.8 11.2 11.5 11.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN