Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
305 AM PDT THU JUN 20 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   20   15   10   15   10    5   10   20   20   45   55   50   50   65   75
TEMPERATURE        46   51   56   59   59   56   50   49   49   53   59   61   60   56   51   49   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  48                  62                  47
WIND DIR           SE    W    N    N    N    N   NE   SE    E    S   NW    N   NW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          2    1    4    5    5    2    2    3    2    4    5    5    4    2    6    8    6
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)  6.8  6.9  7.5  8.1  8.6  8.5  8.2  7.9  7.5  7.5  7.8  8.9  9.3  9.0  8.7  9.0  9.4


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10   15   20   15    0    5    0    5    5   10   25   45   40   60   65
TEMPERATURE        48   53   61   64   65   60   53   52   51   57   64   67   67   61   54   53   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  50                  69                  51
WIND DIR            S   SE   SE    S    W    N    E   SE    S   SW   SW    W    W    E   SW    S    S
WIND (MPH)          9    4    4    2    5    2    8    4    1    2    5    5    5    1    3    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10    5    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)  7.9  7.9  8.2  8.5  8.7  8.6  8.3  8.0  7.8  7.7  8.1  8.9  9.1  8.7  8.2  8.6  8.6


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    5   20   25   25   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   25   30   45   50   70
TEMPERATURE        46   52   62   68   70   63   54   52   51   57   68   70   71   64   55   52   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  50                  72                  51
WIND DIR            E    E    E    S   NW    W    W   SE   SE    S    W    W    W    W   SW    S    S
WIND (MPH)          6    4    5    4    5    4    1    6    6    3    6    8    8    4    1    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   10    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  7.9  7.9  8.3  8.7  9.1  9.2  9.2  9.1  8.9  8.7  8.7  9.0  9.5  9.1  8.9  9.3  9.1


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   20   20   20   15   15    0    0    0    0   10   20   20   35   40   60
TEMPERATURE        48   53   67   73   74   66   55   52   51   57   70   74   74   65   55   52   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           75                  50                  76                  51
WIND DIR            E   SE   SE    W   NW   NW   NE   NE    E    N    W    W   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          9    6    4    3    8    6    8    8    4    0    6    8    6    6    6    6    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   10    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  7.8  7.7  8.2  8.8  9.3  9.4  9.4  9.2  9.0  8.6  8.7  8.8  9.4  9.0  8.8  9.1  9.0


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   10   15   35   25   10    5    0   15   10   15   25   30   40   40   50
TEMPERATURE        44   51   61   67   69   63   54   50   49   57   67   70   71   64   54   51   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  48                  72                  49
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E   SE    N    N   NE   SE   SE    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    8    6    4    2    5    5    5    3    2    6    9    8    5    4    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    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)  7.8  8.0  8.6  9.1  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.1  9.0  9.0  9.2  9.4 10.3 10.0  9.5  9.4  9.3


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   25   10   25   20   15   10   10   10   20   10   15   20   25   35   45   65
TEMPERATURE        46   48   55   61   62   56   51   50   49   53   59   63   63   57   51   49   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  48                  65                  47
WIND DIR           NE    N    N   NE    N   SW   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    W
WIND (MPH)          8    1    3    5   11    2    4    4    5    5    8    8    5    5    8    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.02      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)  7.7  7.9  8.6  9.1  9.6  9.6  9.5  9.1  8.9  8.7  8.9  9.3  9.8  9.4  9.0  9.2  9.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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