Avalanche Warning

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Avalanche Warning
Northwest Avalanche Center Seattle WA
Relayed by National Weather Service Seattle WA
635 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the
Northwest Avalanche Center.

...The Northwest Avalanche Center in Seattle has issued an Avalanche
Warning...

* WHAT...Very dangerous conditions are expected to develop
  throughout the day as heavy wet snow and rain overload a dry and
  weak snowpack. Very large natural avalanches will occur and may
  descend into lower elevation forested areas. High avalanche danger
  is likely to spread into other regions Saturday night into Sunday.

* WHERE...The Olympic Mountains and the west slopes of the Cascades
  from the Canadian border to King County, including the Mt Baker
  area, Hwy 542, Hwy 20 West, and the Mountain Loop Hwy.

* WHEN...In effect from Fri 18:00 PST to Sat 18:00 PST. Very
  dangerous avalanche conditions are expected to continue and spread
  throughout the Cascades.

* IMPACTS...Very large natural avalanches are expected. These will
  be more than enough to bury, injure, or kill backcountry travelers.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Avoid all areas where
  avalanches can start, run, or stop. This includes openings in the
  forest well below large steep alpine slopes.

Consult https://www.nwac.us/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed
information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage
area of this or any avalanche center.

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HAHN