Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 242134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 0 20 35 25 20 15 25 10 10 10 10 15 10 20 20
TEMPERATURE 75 68 64 63 63 63 71 74 72 66 63 62 60 62 71 73 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 74 60 73
WIND DIR NE NE E S S SW NW N N W SW SW S SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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
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) 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.7 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.7 11.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 15 15 5 10 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 81 72 68 67 66 67 75 78 78 70 67 66 65 66 76 78 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 80 64 80
WIND DIR W NW E SE SE S SW SW W W E E E E NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 8 6 6 5 2 5 5 2 4 6 6 5 2 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
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
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) 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.6 12.0 12.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 FW FW SC BK SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 20 35 55 30 15 25 30 25 35 30 25 35 40 45 50
TEMPERATURE 85 75 67 65 64 65 80 85 83 71 66 64 62 64 78 84 81
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 86 62 85
WIND DIR W SW S SE SE E S W W W W S E NE E W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R T 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
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) 12.2 12.1 12.1 11.8 11.8 11.7 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 30 40 40 20 15 25 30 25 35 30 35 25 25 40 50
TEMPERATURE 87 76 67 65 63 65 80 85 84 72 65 63 61 62 79 84 83
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 86 61 85
WIND DIR W N NE E E E S W W NW NE NE E E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE 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
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) 11.9 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 40 35 45 40 30 25 45 25 40 40 35 40 50 50 65
TEMPERATURE 84 75 66 63 62 66 78 82 81 71 64 61 60 64 77 79 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 84 60 82
WIND DIR W SW S SE S E SW W W NW NW N N NE NE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
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) 12.0 11.9 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.9 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 55 40 40 40 40 35 40 45 40 40 40 35 50 55 65
TEMPERATURE 76 69 65 65 64 65 71 73 73 65 65 64 63 64 70 73 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 75 62 75
WIND DIR W N N NW NW NW SW W W N N N N NE W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
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) 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN