Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
832 PM PST SAT DEC 6 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 12/07/25                         MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   85  100   85   65   85   85   95   95  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  30   32   31   32   34   35   34   32   32   33   33   34   35   37   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  36                  31                  39
WIND DIR                     SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    8    8    9   12   13   11    9   10   10   10   11   11   18   20   23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          36        42
PRECIP PROB (%)              10   40   70  100   80   50   80   80   90   90  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.04      0.02      0.01      0.02      0.31      0.89
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.1       0.1       0.7       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.1                 0.2                 0.7
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            4.2  4.7  4.9  5.5  5.6  5.3  4.8  4.4  4.3  4.4  4.6  5.8  6.6  7.1  7.0


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 12/07/25                         MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   85   75   90  100   95  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  33   32   31   33   32   33   34   34   34   34   34   34   33   34   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  35                  33                  38
WIND DIR                     SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)                    8    6    9   11   13   12   13   14   12   12   12   12   19   19   19
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          40   39   41
PRECIP PROB (%)              70   30   30   80  100   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.02      0.25      0.24      0.18      0.18      0.31      1.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.0       0.2       1.6       0.6       0.3       0.9       1.2       0.3
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.2                 2.2                 1.2                 1.5
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            3.6  3.7  4.0  4.3  4.6  4.8  4.8  4.3  4.1  4.1  4.2  4.3  5.0  5.6  6.2


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 12/07/25                         MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   90   90   85  100   85  100  100   95   95   95   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  33   33   33   33   33   36   36   35   35   35   35   34   35   37   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  36                  34                  39
WIND DIR                      W    W   SW    S   SE   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    8    5    3    3    4    5    8   11   11   11    9    6    8    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 28   31   28                       27
PRECIP PROB (%)              20   60   50   60  100   80  100  100   90   90   90   90  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    R    R    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.02      0.17      0.44      0.14      0.10      0.55      1.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.1       0.0       0.8       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.1                 1.1                 0.0                 0.7
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  4.5  4.5  5.4  5.7  5.3  4.9  4.8  4.6  4.6  5.1  5.8  6.2  6.8


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 12/07/25                         MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   85   90   85  100   90   95   95   95   95   95   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  36   36   35   35   35   38   39   38   38   38   38   36   38   41   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  40                  36                  44
WIND DIR                      W    W   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    3    2    1    2    4    4    6    6    5    4    3    3    5    8   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                    32
PRECIP PROB (%)              20   70   60   70  100   80  100  100   90   90   90   90  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    R    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.04      0.33      0.66      0.14      0.15      0.69      1.74
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 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)            4.4  4.6  4.7  4.5  6.0  6.0  5.5  5.2  5.0  4.9  5.0  5.5  6.4  6.7  7.2


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 12/07/25                         MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   85   85  100  100   85   95   95   90   90   95   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  33   33   32   33   34   36   36   35   35   35   35   36   36   38   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  37                  34                  40
WIND DIR                      W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    9    6    5    6    9    9   10   13   13   12   10   10   13   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 31                                 32
PRECIP PROB (%)              10   40   80  100  100   50   90   90   80   80   90   90  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.10      0.13      0.34      0.38      0.16      0.18      0.36      1.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.7       0.6       0.7       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.3                 0.8                 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)            4.7  4.9  4.8  5.4  6.0  6.0  5.7  5.5  5.5  5.5  5.5  6.3  6.6  6.9  7.3


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 12/07/25                         MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              75   85   90  100  100   85  100  100   95   95  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  31   32   31   31   31   34   33   33   34   34   34   35   34   36   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  35                  32                  39
WIND DIR                      W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                   11    9    8   10   11   12   13   17   16   13   12   12   17   18   19
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          39
PRECIP PROB (%)              10   60   80  100  100   70  100  100   90   90  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.18      0.96      0.94      0.20      0.30      1.04      2.36
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.3       1.7       7.6       3.0       0.7       1.5       3.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          5.0                10.6                 2.2                 3.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            4.6  4.9  4.9  5.4  6.2  6.1  5.8  5.3  5.3  5.3  5.3  6.3  6.7  7.0  7.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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