Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1249 PM PDT FRI JUN 21 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    FRIDAY 06/21/24                         SATURDAY 06/22/24
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   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)                   55   70   60   65   80   85   45   35   25   25   20   35   35   50
TEMPERATURE                       61   61   57   52   51   51   52   56   57   56   50   45   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  50                  59                  39
WIND DIR                           N    N    N    S    S    S   SW   SW    W   SW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                         8    9    2    5    8    8    3    5    6   10   12   11   13    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    0    0    0    0    5    5    5   10   10    5    5   10   10   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 8.8  9.3  8.8  8.6  9.9 10.3  9.9 10.2  9.9  8.9  7.7  7.1  6.5  6.0


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    FRIDAY 06/21/24                         SATURDAY 06/22/24
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   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   40   45   50   75   80   55   40   20   10   30   60   70   80
TEMPERATURE                       66   67   62   54   54   53   55   61   64   63   57   51   49   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           68                  52                  65                  44
WIND DIR                          SW    W    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                        12   11    3    6    8    4    2    5    8   14   12   10   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5   40   40   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                           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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 8.7  8.8  8.5  8.7  8.8  9.1  9.5  9.4  9.7  9.9  9.6  8.7  7.7  6.9


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    FRIDAY 06/21/24                         SATURDAY 06/22/24
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   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   40   35   35   60   85   70   35   40   35   15   30   65   65
TEMPERATURE                       71   72   65   55   53   53   56   66   69   69   61   53   51   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  52                  71                  46
WIND DIR                           W    W    W    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                         8    8    4    4    5    3    2    3    5    9    9    6    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                           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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.3  8.9  8.6  8.5  8.4  8.5  8.8 10.0 10.1 10.5 10.1  8.9  7.8  7.0


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 06/21/24                         SATURDAY 06/22/24
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   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)                   40   25   25   40   50   70   60   30   30   30   10   45   70   60
TEMPERATURE                       75   75   68   56   53   53   56   67   72   71   62   54   52   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           76                  52                  74                  46
WIND DIR                           W    W   NW    N    N    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                         6    5    5    5    4    2    1    3    5    6    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                           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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.1  9.1  8.7  8.5  8.5  8.7  9.6  9.9 10.2 10.5 10.0  8.9  7.6  6.6


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    FRIDAY 06/21/24                         SATURDAY 06/22/24
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   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   25   25   35   50   60   60   35   10   15    5   25   45   45
TEMPERATURE                       70   72   66   55   52   51   56   65   69   70   61   53   49   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           73                  50                  71                  45
WIND DIR                           W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                         9   12    5    4    4    3    3    5    9   12   12   11   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                             23
PRECIP PROB (%)                    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                           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
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.9  9.9  9.6  9.0  8.9  9.0  9.4 10.1 10.6 10.9 10.5  9.4  8.1  7.2


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 06/21/24                         SATURDAY 06/22/24
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   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   35   25   35   40   60   80   75   35   15   15   15   15   40   45
TEMPERATURE                       63   64   58   52   50   50   51   57   62   62   54   48   46   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  49                  64                  40
WIND DIR                           W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        12   13    8    4   10    2    2    5    9   16   14   10   13   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                           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
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.5  9.5  9.0  8.7  8.7  9.1  9.8 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.1  9.0  7.7  6.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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