Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
215 PM PDT TUE JUN 17 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/18/25 THURSDAY 06/19/25
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 BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 55 65 65 65 45 60 50 35 20 20 30 30 55 70 80
TEMPERATURE 53 49 45 44 42 43 44 47 47 43 37 36 35 40 44 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 49 35 47
WIND DIR SW S S S S S W W W W S SW SW W N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 8 10 8 8 9 5 11 11 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 30 50 20 50 20 40 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.7 7.7 7.2 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.5
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/18/25 THURSDAY 06/19/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 45 75 90 85 90 75 70 65 45 45 40 35 50 65 60
TEMPERATURE 57 53 48 47 47 46 46 47 48 45 40 40 39 41 46 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 50 39 52
WIND DIR W W S S S S S SW W W NE SW SW SW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 9 9 8 11 12 11 9 5 2 3 2 3 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 80 70 80 60 50 50 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.1 6.6 6.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/18/25 THURSDAY 06/19/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV BK SC BK BK BK OV OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 35 65 85 80 55 50 55 70 65 70 70 50 35 50 70
TEMPERATURE 63 57 48 47 47 45 52 55 56 50 43 40 39 41 52 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 39 59
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 8 9 11 12 11 10 5 5 4 4 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 40 20 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.2 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.4 7.1 7.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/18/25 THURSDAY 06/19/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 45 60 80 75 55 60 50 70 60 60 50 40 25 45 55
TEMPERATURE 65 59 49 48 47 47 52 56 57 51 44 40 38 40 52 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 58 38 60
WIND DIR W NW W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 3 4 6 8 10 10 9 8 2 2 2 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 40 40 40 40 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.2 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.2 7.0 7.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/18/25 THURSDAY 06/19/25
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 FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 35 55 60 60 35 45 45 60 65 60 50 20 20 45 60
TEMPERATURE 64 58 48 45 44 45 52 55 56 50 42 37 35 41 52 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 57 35 60
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 8 8 8 11 11 12 12 12 10 5 4 4 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 20 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.5 8.9 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 6.6 7.5 7.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/18/25 THURSDAY 06/19/25
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 SC FW BK BK BK BK SC SC BK OV BK SC FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 25 50 55 60 55 40 30 60 70 60 40 25 35 60 60
TEMPERATURE 56 51 46 44 43 43 44 48 49 43 39 36 34 38 45 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 50 34 51
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 12 9 14 16 14 11 11 14 17 11 6 3 2 3 6 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 10 30 40 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.2 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.9 6.8 7.3 7.4
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN