Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
339 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    MONDAY 06/17/24                         TUESDAY 06/18/24
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        BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   25   35   30   25   15   15   15   35   30   55   55   50   35   20   20   25
TEMPERATURE        35   38   43   44   45   42   37   36   35   39   43   45   46   45   40   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  35                  47                  37
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    S   SW   SW   NW    N    N   NW   NW   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    6    6    6    3    3    1    2    4    4    5    4    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    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)  5.8  5.9  6.2  6.4  6.2  6.1  6.1  6.2  6.2  6.2  6.4  6.7  7.0  7.0  6.9  6.8  6.7


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    MONDAY 06/17/24                         TUESDAY 06/18/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   90   80   75   75   85   75   80   70   75   75   55   45   40   15   25   25
TEMPERATURE        37   38   40   44   45   42   41   41   41   41   43   49   50   48   43   42   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  40                  51                  41
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S    W    W    W    W   NW    E   SE    E
WIND (MPH)          2    5    6    8    6    5    4    4    3    2    5    5    8    4    3    4    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   30   50   40   40   40   40   30   30   40   40   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.03      0.05      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)  5.4  5.6  5.9  6.2  6.5  6.5  6.4  6.3  6.1  6.2  6.3  6.7  7.1  7.0  6.9  6.9  6.9


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 06/17/24                         TUESDAY 06/18/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   80   80   80   85   80   85   90   80   50   50   45   45   25   25   10
TEMPERATURE        38   38   40   43   45   43   41   41   41   41   47   53   54   51   43   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  39                  55                  39
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    9    9    8    8    6    3    3    5    6    6    4    2    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   40   30   30   40   20   10    5    5   30   30   20   20    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    R    R    R    R    R                   R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.05      0.08      0.01      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)  5.2  5.4  5.7  6.1  6.4  6.3  6.1  5.9  5.7  5.9  6.3  6.8  7.2  7.1  7.0  6.9  6.9


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

DATE                    MONDAY 06/17/24                         TUESDAY 06/18/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   80   85   80   90   80   80   80   75   50   50   30   30   20   10   10
TEMPERATURE        38   38   43   47   49   46   42   41   41   41   50   57   59   54   44   41   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  40                  59                  40
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    8    6    6    5    4    3    4    4    5    6    4    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   40   30   50   30   10   10    5    5   30   30   20   20    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R                        R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.06      0.05      0.01      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)  5.1  5.3  5.7  6.1  6.3  6.2  5.9  5.7  5.6  5.7  6.2  6.8  7.2  7.2  7.0  6.9  6.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 06/17/24                         TUESDAY 06/18/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   80   85   85   85   75   75   65   40   35   35   35   30   15    5    5
TEMPERATURE        33   35   38   41   43   42   38   36   35   38   48   54   56   52   42   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  34                  56                  38
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W   NW   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          9   10   12   12   13   11    9    6    2    2    5    5    8    4    2    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   50   40   50   20   10    5    5    0    0   20   20   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    R    R                             R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.05      0.03      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)  4.9  5.3  5.7  6.2  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.3  5.3  5.9  6.5  7.2  7.6  7.5  7.3  7.0  6.8


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

DATE                    MONDAY 06/17/24                         TUESDAY 06/18/24
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        OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   70   70   70   65   55   60   45   40   40   35   30   20   15    5   10
TEMPERATURE        31   32   34   37   39   37   34   33   33   34   40   46   49   45   40   39   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  32                  49                  37
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   SW    W    W    W   NW    N   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         12   10   13   17   14   11    5    3    3    1    2    5    5    5    4    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   50   40   50   30   20    5    0    0    0   10   10   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.05      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 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)  5.0  5.3  5.7  6.2  6.3  6.1  5.7  5.4  5.4  6.0  6.6  7.2  7.4  7.4  7.1  6.9  6.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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