Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 232138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 08/24/26 TUESDAY 08/25/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 15 10 10 5 10 10 25 25 25 10 5 10 35 35 20
TEMPERATURE 55 50 48 47 47 49 60 63 63 56 56 57 57 60 71 70 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 65 54 72
WIND DIR NW N E E E E E NE NE SE S S S S N N NW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 4 0 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.6 10.9 10.9
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 08/24/26 TUESDAY 08/25/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 35 20 10 5 0 0 25 35 35 20 20 10 10 15 40
TEMPERATURE 54 51 50 50 49 50 64 71 71 62 61 63 61 64 74 78 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 73 58 78
WIND DIR SW S SE E E SE S S W NE E E E E SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 4 5 5 2 4 3 4 10 9 9 8 3 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.8 10.8 11.3
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 08/24/26 TUESDAY 08/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 30 10 10 0 0 5 25 40 30 15 20 5 10 30 45
TEMPERATURE 58 54 50 49 48 51 67 77 77 65 60 57 56 58 73 83 81
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 79 54 84
WIND DIR W W W S NE NE E E E E E E E E E E W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 1 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 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) 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.8 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 08/24/26 TUESDAY 08/25/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 15 10 10 0 0 5 15 25 15 15 10 5 10 25 35
TEMPERATURE 62 57 52 50 49 51 68 79 81 70 61 59 57 57 75 83 81
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 81 55 84
WIND DIR NW NW N N E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE S W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 1 2 4 4 3 2 4 8 6 6 4 2 2 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) 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.7
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 08/24/26 TUESDAY 08/25/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 5 5 5 0 0 10 45 40 15 10 5 5 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 62 56 51 49 48 52 66 75 76 65 57 54 53 57 72 79 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 77 51 80
WIND DIR W W NW E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SW
WIND (MPH) 9 3 3 5 6 8 6 6 4 5 8 8 8 8 5 6 6
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) 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.0 10.5 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 08/24/26 TUESDAY 08/25/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 15 10 5 0 10 35 45 20 20 15 10 25 35 40
TEMPERATURE 56 50 49 51 51 54 64 70 70 61 62 63 62 63 71 73 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 72 57 74
WIND DIR W NE N N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 9 8 6 5 3 4 6
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) 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.5 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.9
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN