Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 110938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 08/11/26 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 15 30 20 15 20 25 20 60 60 10 10 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 48 51 58 58 58 54 52 51 51 51 56 58 58 55 53 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 49 60 51
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NE SE N N N N NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 30 40 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 08/11/26 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 20 35 30 35 40 30 35 20 65 70 60 60 35 35 45
TEMPERATURE 49 51 58 61 61 56 52 51 50 52 60 61 60 56 55 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 49 63 52
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW N N NE N NW NW W NW N NE N
WIND (MPH) 2 1 6 9 9 5 2 2 2 2 5 4 4 3 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 50 40 40 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.03 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) 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.2 9.8 9.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 08/11/26 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
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 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 5 15 35 45 45 50 55 35 55 55 55 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 48 50 60 65 64 56 51 49 49 50 58 63 61 55 53 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 48 64 50
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T 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) 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 08/11/26 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 0 5 5 30 30 30 35 35 25 45 35 45 45 45 55
TEMPERATURE 49 49 63 69 69 60 54 51 50 50 60 66 66 60 54 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 49 67 50
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW W W NW W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 6 6 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.1
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 08/11/26 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 15 30 20 20 25 15 25 45 35 40 30 25 25
TEMPERATURE 47 51 63 68 67 60 52 49 48 50 59 65 64 58 53 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 46 67 47
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 10 12 10 8 5 5 6 8 9 10 9 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 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) 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 08/11/26 WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 15 35 45 35 35 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 48 49 55 59 58 51 48 48 46 46 51 55 55 50 48 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 57 46
WIND DIR N W SW W W N N NW N W W W NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 1 2 5 9 9 6 4 3 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.9
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN