Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 290938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT WED MAY 29 2024
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 SC OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 90 80 65 60 45 30 25 45 35 40 70 70 45 35 30 40
TEMPERATURE 30 31 34 36 37 34 30 28 29 33 38 39 40 38 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 28 41 32
WIND DIR S W W W W W SW W W NW NW N NW NW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 8 6 6 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 70 40 40 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.6 4.4 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 90 75 80 75 80 80 85 85 75 70 65 55 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 32 33 35 38 39 37 35 34 33 35 38 40 41 40 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 33 42 33
WIND DIR S W W W W NW W SW S W W W W W N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 10 8 4 4 3 2 4 6 8 8 4 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 50 80 50 50 20 10 10 40 40 30 30 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 90 80 75 80 80 70 65 55 55 55 35 30 45 35
TEMPERATURE 35 35 38 39 40 37 34 34 33 35 40 45 45 42 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 32 46 33
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 11 11 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 60 80 40 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.23 0.04 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.3 5.0 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.7
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 BK OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 95 85 75 65 70 70 60 40 45 40 20 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 36 36 40 42 42 39 36 35 35 36 44 49 50 44 37 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 51 33
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 11 8 10 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 50 80 80 40 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.36 0.13 0.02 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.9 4.4 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 85 85 85 75 85 65 30 15 20 35 20 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 33 33 36 38 39 37 34 32 31 34 43 49 50 45 37 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 30 50 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 12 16 14 16 11 9 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 70 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.15 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.5 4.3 5.1 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 75 90 65 65 60 55 25 25 20 35 30 20 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 29 30 32 33 34 33 29 28 26 29 37 42 43 39 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 26 44 30
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW N W NW W NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 19 18 23 25 26 18 5 2 1 2 5 8 9 6 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 40 60 80 50 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.20 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.5 5.1 5.8 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.7
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN