Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
210 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   15   30   30   15   20   20   15   20   20   10   20   15   20   35   50
TEMPERATURE        54   52   46   46   46   50   56   59   59   56   50   50   49   53   59   61   60
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  60                  48                  62
WIND DIR            N    N    E    S   SE    E    N    N    N   NW   SW   SW   SW    W    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    3    4    5    5
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)  7.9  7.8  7.5  6.9  7.1  7.3  7.8  8.5  8.9  8.6  8.3  8.0  7.8  7.6  8.0  8.9  9.4


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   10    5    5    5   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10   35
TEMPERATURE        61   56   50   48   48   54   62   65   66   61   54   52   51   56   65   68   67
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  67                  51                  69
WIND DIR           SW   NE    E   SE   SE   SE    S    W    W   NW   NE    E    E    E   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    3    5    8    9    5    3    3    4    3    4    5    6    3    4    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    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)  7.9  7.7  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.9  8.4  8.7  8.8  8.7  8.6  8.2  8.5  8.4  8.8  9.1  9.1


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   10   10   25   20   15   25   20   20   10   15   10   10    5   10   30
TEMPERATURE        65   59   50   48   46   52   63   69   70   64   55   53   51   57   69   71   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  71                  51                  73
WIND DIR           NE   NE    E    E   NE    E    E   NE   NW   NW   NE    E    E    E    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    3    3    3    3    3    2    2    3    2    2    2    5    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10    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      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)  8.5  8.6  8.1  7.9  7.8  7.9  8.3  8.8  9.2  9.3  9.3  9.1  9.0  9.0  9.1  9.6  9.8


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0   15   25   15   10    5   20   15   15   10    5    5    5   15   20
TEMPERATURE        70   63   52   49   48   54   68   74   75   66   56   53   51   55   70   75   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  76                  51                  77
WIND DIR           SE   NW    E    E    E   SE   SE    S   NW   NW   NE    E    E    E    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    3    4    3    3    2    3    2    2    2    2    1    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    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      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)  8.4  8.3  8.1  8.0  7.7  7.7  8.3  8.8  9.3  9.5  9.4  9.2  9.1  8.9  9.1  9.4  9.7


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15    5   30   20   10   20   20   35   20   10   15   15   10   15   20   35
TEMPERATURE        65   60   50   46   44   52   62   68   70   64   54   50   49   56   67   70   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  70                  48                  73
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    N   NE   NE   NE    E    E    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    6    6    6    6    5    3    4    4    4    4    3    5    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    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)  8.5  8.5  8.0  7.7  7.7  8.1  8.6  9.1  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.0  8.9  8.9  9.3  9.9 10.5


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5    0   30   35   20   30   15   10   20   10   20   20   10   15   15   25
TEMPERATURE        59   53   48   46   46   49   56   61   63   57   52   51   50   53   61   64   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  64                  49                  66
WIND DIR            N    N    N   NE   NE   NE    E    W    N    N    N   NE   NE    E   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    6    8    6    4    2    4    4    4    3    4    2    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    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)  8.5  8.6  8.2  7.8  7.7  8.0  8.5  9.1  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.1  8.9  8.8  9.2  9.7 10.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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