Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
224 AM PDT SUN JUN 16 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/16/24                         MONDAY 06/17/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   60   85   85   90   70   55   55   60   45   45   45   45   30   40   30   35
TEMPERATURE        30   33   37   37   38   37   35   35   35   37   43   44   45   42   37   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  34                  45                  35
WIND DIR           SW    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    6    6    5    5    5    5    5    8    6    6    5    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   20   60   30   10    5    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                   T    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.11      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)  4.1  4.3  4.9  5.0  5.2  5.4  5.6  5.7  5.8  5.9  6.2  6.5  6.5  6.3  6.3  6.3  6.3


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/16/24                         MONDAY 06/17/24
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   90   95   90   85   85   75   85   75   75   80   75   75   85   75   75   70
TEMPERATURE        35   35   35   38   39   38   37   37   37   38   41   43   44   43   41   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  36                  45                  39
WIND DIR            S    S   SW    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    6    5    5    6    4    2    2    2    3    6    9    8    4    3    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   60  100   80   60   40   20   30   60   60   60   60   50   50   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    R    R    S    R    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.10      0.03      0.02      0.01      0.02      0.01      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)  4.3  4.3  4.5  4.9  5.2  5.3  5.4  5.5  5.5  5.7  5.9  6.3  6.5  6.5  6.5  6.4  6.3


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/16/24                         MONDAY 06/17/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   75   80   70   90   80   90   90   90   75   75   75   85   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE        35   36   39   42   43   41   37   38   38   38   40   43   45   43   41   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  37                  45                  39
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    8    6    6    5    5    5    5    6    9    9    8    5    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   10   30   70   40   30   40   60   50   50   40   40   30   30   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         S         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.03      0.03      0.08      0.06      0.01      0.02      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)  4.2  4.4  4.9  5.1  5.2  5.2  5.0  5.0  5.0  5.2  5.4  5.9  6.3  6.4  6.2  6.1  5.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/16/24                         MONDAY 06/17/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   75   75   75   70   75   75   85   85   85   75   80   70   80   75   75   75
TEMPERATURE        36   36   42   47   47   43   39   38   38   38   43   47   49   46   41   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  37                  49                  39
WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    5    5    4    4    3    4    4    5    6    6    5    5    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   30   70   50   30   30   70   50   50   40   40   40   40   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.05      0.02      0.11      0.05      0.01      0.02      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)  4.2  4.3  4.6  5.0  5.2  5.0  4.9  5.0  5.1  5.2  5.4  5.9  6.3  6.2  6.0  6.0  5.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/16/24                         MONDAY 06/17/24
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   70   55   65   75   80   65   75   80   85   75   80   75   75   65   65   50
TEMPERATURE        32   33   38   43   45   41   36   34   34   35   39   42   45   43   38   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  33                  45                  34
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9   10    9    9    6    8    9   10   11   11   12   10    6    5    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    5   50   60   30   20   60   30   30   40   40   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.02      0.03      0.04      0.00      0.01      0.03      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)  4.0  4.3  4.7  5.1  5.4  5.2  4.9  4.9  4.9  5.1  5.4  5.9  6.4  6.3  5.9  5.8  5.7


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/16/24                         MONDAY 06/17/24
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   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   75   75   80   75   55   80   80   75   75   75   70   75   65   60   55
TEMPERATURE        28   29   31   36   37   35   32   32   32   32   33   37   39   37   35   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  30                  39                  33
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          4    6    9   10   10    8    5    5    8    9   12   12   11    8    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   20   60   70   40   20   50   30   30   40   40   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    T    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.14      0.04      0.04      0.02      0.03      0.02      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 0.1                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9  4.3  4.6  5.2  5.3  5.2  4.9  5.0  5.1  5.3  5.7  6.2  6.4  6.2  5.8  5.8  5.7

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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