Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
244 AM PDT SUN JUN 15 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/15/25                         MONDAY 06/16/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20    5   25   30   30   35   35   60   50   80   45   45   50   45   20   20   25
TEMPERATURE        37   42   49   51   51   49   44   44   42   46   51   52   51   47   43   42   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  42                  53                  40
WIND DIR           SE   SE    N    N    N   SW    S    S    S    W    N    N   NW    W   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          4    2    8    6    8    5    4    4    4    4    6    9    8    8    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5   10   10    5    5   10
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)  5.8  5.9  6.7  7.5  7.6  7.3  7.0  6.6  6.3  6.0  6.3  7.2  7.8  7.9  7.7  7.4  7.2


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/15/25                         MONDAY 06/16/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20   15   35   35   20   25   40   55   60   65   65   35   35   30   25   20
TEMPERATURE        40   44   52   56   57   54   48   47   46   49   53   56   56   50   45   43   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  45                  58                  41
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W   SW    S    S
WIND (MPH)          1    2    8    8    8    5    3    3    3    4    9   11   11    8    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
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)  6.4  6.6  7.2  7.4  7.3  7.0  7.0  6.8  6.6  6.4  6.8  7.4  7.7  7.3  6.7  6.9  6.8


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/15/25                         MONDAY 06/16/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   15    5    5    5   20   30   55   60   45   50   60   25   40   35   25   40
TEMPERATURE        40   43   57   65   65   58   49   47   45   49   58   62   61   53   46   42   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  45                  63                  41
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    3    5    5    4    2    2    2    3    5    6    8    8    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    5
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)  6.2  6.5  7.1  7.9  7.9  8.5  8.5  8.2  7.8  7.5  7.0  7.1  7.5  7.3  6.9  6.9  6.9


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/15/25                         MONDAY 06/16/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   25    0    5    5   10   50   30   60   40   35   50   20   30   35   20   25
TEMPERATURE        39   43   57   65   67   60   49   46   44   47   59   62   63   55   46   42   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           67                  44                  64                  40
WIND DIR            N    N   NW    W   NW   NW    N   NW    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          1    2    4    4    4    3    1    1    1    2    4    6    6    4    2    1    1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
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)  6.1  6.3  6.8  7.2  8.2  8.4  8.3  7.8  7.4  6.9  6.7  6.8  7.3  7.2  7.0  6.9  6.7


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/15/25                         MONDAY 06/16/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    5    0    5   10   40   35   40   50   35   30   50   20   35   25   25   15
TEMPERATURE        36   44   58   64   65   58   48   44   42   48   58   61   61   53   44   39   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  42                  63                  37
WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    6    4    2    2    2    4    8   10   11   10    6    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)  6.3  6.6  7.5  8.4  8.7  8.6  7.8  7.2  6.9  6.8  6.9  7.5  8.0  7.6  7.3  7.2  6.7


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 06/15/25                         MONDAY 06/16/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   10    5    5    5   50   55   40   65   45   40   50   20   35   30   20   20
TEMPERATURE        37   42   50   55   57   53   47   44   42   45   51   53   53   47   41   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  42                  54                  37
WIND DIR           NW    W   SW    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    5    6    8    5    2    2    2    3    9   11   13   10    4    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  6.0  6.7  7.5  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.5  7.1  6.9  6.8  7.2  7.5  7.6  7.6  7.1  6.9  6.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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