Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
213 PM PDT MON SEP 23 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/24/24                        WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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        SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   50   20   25   35   20   15   20   25   40   60   65   95   95   95   95   70
TEMPERATURE        57   55   54   54   54   55   62   65   65   59   57   54   51   49   48   49   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  66                  47                  51
WIND DIR            W   SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    5    8    3    3    3    5    9   10   11   11   10   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10   10   10    5   10    5    5   40   40   90   90   90   90   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.23      0.23
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) 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.3 11.6 10.2  9.1  8.6  7.9  7.1


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/24/24                        WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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        BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   65   35   30   20   20   10   10   20   40   65   65   85   85   95   95   90
TEMPERATURE        54   53   53   53   54   54   63   67   68   62   59   57   54   53   51   51   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  69                  49                  54
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    3    9   10   11   11    6    8    6    8   14   14   16   18   17   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    5   10   10   10    5   10    5    5   50   50   80   80   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.10      0.40      0.60
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) 12.7 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.0 10.9 10.2  9.2  8.9  8.2


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/24/24                        WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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        SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   60   30   35   45   15   10    0   10   20   20   30   65   65   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        60   54   53   53   53   53   66   75   74   65   59   56   54   52   54   54   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  75                  52                  56
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SE    E    E    E    S    S   SE   SE    S    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    4    4    5    5    6    6    5    5    6    5    6    6    9   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0   10   10   50   50   70   70   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.23
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) 12.7 12.9 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.5 12.5 11.9 11.2 10.1  9.9  9.8  9.5  8.8


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/24/24                        WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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        SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   25   20   35   15   10    0   10   25   20   25   65   65   80   80   90
TEMPERATURE        65   59   54   53   53   53   68   77   77   67   60   57   54   52   56   58   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  78                  52                  60
WIND DIR           NW    N    N   NE    E    E   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    2    4    4    4    5    8    5    4    4    5    4    4    4    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0   10   10   50   50   70   70   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.30
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) 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 11.5 11.0 10.0 10.1  9.8  9.5  8.7


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/24/24                        WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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        SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   35   15   35   20    5    5    0    5   30   20   25   45   45   70   80   80
TEMPERATURE        67   60   54   53   52   53   67   74   75   65   58   56   53   52   55   55   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  75                  51                  57
WIND DIR            W    W    E    E    E    E   SE    S   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    3    4    5    8    9   10    8    6    6    9    9   10   12   16   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   50   50   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.15
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) 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.2 11.0 10.8  9.9  9.8  9.8  9.7  9.1


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/24/24                        WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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        BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   40   25   40   25   15   10   10   20   40   30   25   60   60   80   90   90
TEMPERATURE        59   53   55   56   56   55   64   67   68   62   58   56   52   49   48   48   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  69                  48                  50
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N    N    N   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    3    6    6    8    8    8    5    5    5   12   12   12   12   16   14   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    0    5    0    0    5    5   40   40   70   70   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.42
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) 13.0 13.1 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.1 10.8 10.7  9.9 10.1  9.8  9.5  8.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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