Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
735 AM PST WED NOV 12 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/12/25                      THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   90   80   95   80   90  100  100   95   95   90   90   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE                  38   40   41   40   40   41   41   41   41   40   38   38   37   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  39                  42                  33
WIND DIR                      S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    3    2    3    5    6    6    6    6    5    4    6   10   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         50   80   90   70   90   40   90  100  100   90   90   80   80   70   70   70
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.05      0.06      0.11      0.26      0.23      0.17      0.06
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            7.9  8.0  7.8  8.0  7.9  8.0  8.3  8.6  8.3  7.3  6.4  5.7  4.9  3.7  3.7


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/12/25                      THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   90   95   95   95   95   95  100  100  100  100   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE                  39   41   42   42   43   43   43   43   42   42   40   40   40   39   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  40                  44                  33
WIND DIR                      S    S    S    S    S   SE    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    6    5    5    9   10    9    9    9    9    8    8   10   11   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         30   80   90   80   80   90   70  100  100  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.22      0.25      0.19      0.56      0.80      0.78      0.41
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            7.4  7.9  7.8  7.6  7.5  7.6  7.6  8.0  8.1  7.9  6.9  6.0  5.1  3.7  3.3


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/12/25                      THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   80   75   85   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  38   43   42   40   40   40   40   39   41   43   42   41   39   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  39                  43                  34
WIND DIR                      E    E    E    E   NE    E    E    E   SE    S   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    3    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    6    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         50   70   50   30   50   30   40   90   90  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.13      0.31      0.31      0.27
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)            7.8  7.8  7.8  7.8  7.8  7.9  7.9  8.9  8.6  8.4  7.4  6.5  5.5  4.4  3.9


...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/12/25                      THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              80   65   70   85   95   85   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  41   47   47   44   42   41   41   41   43   45   45   43   40   39   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  41                  47                  35
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    4    3    2    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    3    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         60   50   50   20   70   30   40   90   90  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.01      0.02      0.22      0.31      0.38      0.28
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)            7.9  7.8  7.8  7.7  7.8  7.9  8.3  9.0  8.6  8.3  7.4  6.3  5.5  4.4  3.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/12/25                      THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              70   55   70   70   85   70  100  100  100  100   95   95   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  43   47   48   43   41   41   40   40   43   45   43   41   38   37   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  39                  46                  33
WIND DIR                      S   SW    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    4    3    2    2    2    3    4    5    5    5    5    8   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         30   40   30   20   20   20   40  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      0.09      0.11      0.22      0.14
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)            7.8  8.0  7.9  7.8  8.0  8.0  8.8  9.0  8.8  8.4  7.6  6.6  5.9  4.6  4.4


...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 11/12/25                      THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              75   70   80   85   95   80  100  100  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  42   43   44   42   43   43   42   41   40   41   39   38   38   36   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  40                  43                  31
WIND DIR                      W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    5    4    2    4    5    6    8    9    9    8    8   11   13   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         50   50   40   30   20   20   40  100  100  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.01      0.08      0.36      0.35      0.44      0.25
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       1.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 1.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            8.0  8.0  7.8  7.7  8.1  8.0  8.7  8.9  8.7  8.2  7.5  6.4  5.7  4.5  4.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN