Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 150938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV OV BK SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 70 55 25 5 5 0 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 43 41 42 46 47 42 41 44 44 44 56 59 58 48 46 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 40 60 45
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE N SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 3 3 3 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 5 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 70 50 15 10 10 15 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 45 44 45 51 52 47 44 43 42 43 58 64 63 52 49 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 41 65 46
WIND DIR E NW W N N NW NE E E NE N NW NW N E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 4 4 5 9 11 10 8 4 4 5 4 10 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.2
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 70 80 70 35 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 43 49 52 52 48 44 43 42 43 58 66 65 53 48 45 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 66 45
WIND DIR W W W W N NE E E E E E E E SE E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 20 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.9 8.3 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK OV BK SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 65 75 65 40 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 44 45 51 55 55 50 46 44 43 44 58 68 68 54 51 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 43 69 47
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW N NE NE E E SE S W N E E E
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 4 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.1 7.9 8.2 8.8 8.8 8.2 8.4 8.3 8.3
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 55 75 85 70 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 41 42 49 50 50 47 43 40 40 41 53 60 61 51 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 39 61 42
WIND DIR W W NW N E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 4 3 3 6 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 12 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 10 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.1 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.6 8.6
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV BK OV BK BK FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 70 70 80 65 60 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 10
TEMPERATURE 41 41 43 44 44 43 41 40 41 41 51 57 57 48 48 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 39 58 45
WIND DIR NW NE SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 2 1 1 2 2 3 6 9 9 5 3 3 3 5 9 9 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 40 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.4 8.4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN