Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 65 70 65 55 60 80 95 85 50 45 30 30 25 20 20
TEMPERATURE 51 48 47 46 46 48 54 55 53 49 47 46 45 48 54 56 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 56 45 57
WIND DIR W S S S S S SW W W W SW SW SW W N N N
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 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 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.4 8.5 7.6 7.7 7.3 7.5 8.3 8.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 75 75 75 80 90 95 90 70 65 60 45 35 35 25
TEMPERATURE 56 52 50 50 49 51 54 57 56 53 51 50 48 50 54 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 59 47 60
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.1 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.4 8.4
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 SC SC BK OV SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 40 65 70 45 30 40 40 60 60 60 65 50 25 10 5
TEMPERATURE 63 56 51 49 48 49 59 66 64 56 52 50 49 49 57 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 67 48 66
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 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) 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.3 9.7 9.1 8.7 8.8 8.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 SC SC BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK SC BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 50 55 55 35 20 25 35 60 50 45 55 40 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 64 57 53 50 48 49 60 67 66 58 53 50 49 50 59 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 68 48 67
WIND DIR W NW N N N NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 8.9 8.8 8.6 9.5 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.4 9.7 9.2 8.8 8.8 8.8
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 SC BK BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 35 60 65 60 30 5 25 35 40 40 35 30 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 63 56 49 46 44 49 59 65 65 57 50 47 45 49 59 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 67 45 66
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 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) 8.4 8.4 9.0 9.2 9.9 10.3 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.6 9.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 35 60 60 65 30 25 45 65 45 35 30 25 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 54 49 47 46 45 46 52 56 56 51 48 47 45 46 52 55 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 58 45 58
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 8 4 2 2 2 2 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 8.6 8.5 8.8 9.2 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.7 10.1 9.6 9.3 9.3 9.2
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN