Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 042134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT SAT OCT 4 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SUNDAY 10/05/25 MONDAY 10/06/25
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 20 35 10 10 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 40 39 39 37 36 43 47 46 41 42 43 42 43 52 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 49 41 56
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S S NE N N
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 3 4 4 4 4 1 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
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) 6.6 6.4 6.5 5.3 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.8 7.7 7.5 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SUNDAY 10/05/25 MONDAY 10/06/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 15 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 15 10 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 46 42 40 38 38 37 45 51 51 45 45 45 44 45 54 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 53 43 60
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE NE NE N N NE E E E E NE W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 11 12 13 12 8 3 2 4 12 11 12 11 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 0 0 0 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
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) 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.4 3.7 4.1 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.9 7.9 8.3 8.9 9.1 9.3
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 10/05/25 MONDAY 10/06/25
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 OV BK FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 55 20 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 15 10 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 47 43 41 38 36 34 46 53 52 42 39 38 37 36 50 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 54 36 60
WIND DIR W W NW NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 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
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) 6.9 6.7 6.0 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.8 8.6 9.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/05/25 MONDAY 10/06/25
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 30 15 10 15 0 5 10 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 49 45 41 39 38 36 49 56 56 45 41 39 37 36 52 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 58 36 63
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E E SE S NW E E E E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 5 6 6 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 0 0 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
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) 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.4 5.1 4.7 5.5 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.4 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 10/05/25 MONDAY 10/06/25
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 SC CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 5 15 15 15 0 0 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 48 42 37 35 35 34 45 51 52 41 36 35 33 34 48 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 52 33 58
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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
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) 7.1 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.9 7.2 7.9 8.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SUNDAY 10/05/25 MONDAY 10/06/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 10 10 10 15 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 42 39 39 38 37 37 44 48 48 42 41 41 41 40 48 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 50 39 55
WIND DIR E NW N NW N NE E E E NE E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 10 10 11 10 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 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
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) 7.1 6.6 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.9 7.8 8.4 8.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN