Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 230934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT SAT AUG 23 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 25 40 45 40 40 30 20 20 20 20 25 25 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 61 63 73 76 74 67 65 64 63 65 73 76 74 66 64 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 62 76 60
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E SE S S S N N N SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 2 2 1 1 4 4 5
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) 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.7 11.6
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 35 35 40 35 35 45 35 20 25 30 25 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 64 65 74 79 80 71 68 68 67 68 77 80 80 71 67 67 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 65 82 64
WIND DIR E SE S S W NW SE S SE E SW W W W SE E E
WIND (MPH) 16 12 3 2 3 2 10 10 11 9 2 4 4 2 6 9 9
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) 9.9 9.9 10.3 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW CL FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 30 50 45 55 30 30 30 30 40 35 25 30 30 40
TEMPERATURE 59 61 76 85 84 74 68 65 63 65 79 87 86 75 67 65 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 63 88 63
WIND DIR NE E E E NE E E E E E E W W W NE E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
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) 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.1
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL CL FW SC BK SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 35 55 35 30 20 25 20 35 35 25 25 35 30 35
TEMPERATURE 62 63 80 87 88 77 70 68 66 67 82 88 87 76 69 66 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 65 89 64
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE W NW NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 2
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) 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.8 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW SC SC SC SC OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 50 40 50 70 45 35 35 40 35 30 45 40 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 58 63 75 81 82 74 66 63 61 66 78 83 84 74 67 65 63
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 61 86 62
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE W NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 2
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) 11.5 11.7 11.9 12.6 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.4 12.3 12.0 11.8 12.0 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW SC SC OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 40 70 55 65 50 35 40 35 40 45 50 40 40 45 45
TEMPERATURE 61 62 70 75 76 69 66 66 65 65 72 76 75 67 65 66 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 63 79 62
WIND DIR NE NE E E E NE NE N N E S SW W NW NE E NE
WIND (MPH) 13 11 5 3 2 2 8 8 6 5 2 3 4 2 4 4 4
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) 11.2 11.5 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.4 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.9 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN