Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
208 PM PDT THU JUN 27 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 06/28/24                         SATURDAY 06/29/24
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   15   10   25   25   40   50   65   75   85   85   70   80   90   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE        45   44   39   38   37   42   48   50   49   48   46   46   46   47   51   51   51
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  51                  45                  53
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    6    5    4    3    4    5    4    3    2    2    2    2    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
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)  7.7  7.4  7.2  7.4  7.6  7.7  7.9  8.1  8.3  8.0  7.8  8.1  8.3  8.3  8.6  9.3  9.5


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 06/28/24                         SATURDAY 06/29/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   85   85   80   85   85   45   35   65   75   85   70   90   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE        43   42   42   43   43   43   49   55   58   54   50   50   50   51   55   56   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  58                  49                  58
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   NW    W   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    4    2    1    1    3    5    5    4    1    1    1    1    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   70   40   10    5    5    0    0    5    5   10   10   20   20   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R                                                 R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.22      0.04      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       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  8.0  8.3  8.4  8.4  8.4  8.6  9.0  9.4  9.5  9.3  9.5  9.2  9.0  9.0  9.3  9.4


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 06/28/24                         SATURDAY 06/29/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   90   80   85   80   65   35   30   55   85   75   75   80   90   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        47   47   44   44   44   45   54   62   63   60   53   52   51   53   60   61   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           43                  64                  50                  63
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    8    6    5    4    2    3    3    3    2    2    2    2    2    3    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   40   10    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                                                                R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.14      0.03      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)  7.7  7.7  8.1  8.4  8.4  8.5  9.0  9.3  9.6  9.7  9.6  9.3  9.2  9.2  9.3  9.8  9.9


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 06/28/24                         SATURDAY 06/29/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   75   85   75   60   35   40   35   75   70   70   70   80   85   90   75
TEMPERATURE        50   49   47   45   45   45   57   66   67   61   53   51   50   52   62   65   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  68                  49                  66
WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW   NW    N   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    N   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    4    3    2    2    2    3    3    3    1    1    1    1    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   40   20    5    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R                                                           R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.14      0.01      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)  7.7  7.7  8.0  8.3  8.4  8.5  8.8  9.1  9.5  9.7  9.5  9.1  9.1  9.2  9.3  9.7  9.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 06/28/24                         SATURDAY 06/29/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   75   75   50   25   20   35   70   70   65   50   50   75   85   80   80
TEMPERATURE        48   46   43   42   41   45   56   62   63   59   52   49   48   53   59   61   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  65                  47                  63
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   11    9    6    4    3    3    5    5    4    2    2    2    3    5    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      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  8.0  7.9  7.9  8.3  8.7  9.3  9.8  9.5  9.1  9.1  9.3  9.5  9.9 10.1 10.2


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 06/28/24                         SATURDAY 06/29/24
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   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   45   55   35   25   30   40   70   85   65   50   55   70   85   85   70
TEMPERATURE        41   40   39   38   38   40   48   53   55   52   49   48   46   48   51   53   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  56                  46                  56
WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW    N    N   SW    W    W    W    W   SW    W   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   10    6    3    2    0    3    5    6    3    2    2    2    2    4    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      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)  8.0  8.0  7.9  7.8  7.9  8.1  8.6  9.1  9.6  9.6  9.0  8.9  9.2  9.3  9.7  9.9  9.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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