Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 030934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT WED SEP 3 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 5 10 20 35 15 25 45 40 35 25 15 20 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 65 73 74 72 66 65 65 64 65 71 73 71 64 63 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 63 74 59
WIND DIR S S S N NE NE E E SE S NE N NW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.0 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.6
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 25 20 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 66 68 76 79 78 70 68 67 66 67 74 78 77 67 67 65 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 64 80 61
WIND DIR E SE S NW W NW NE E E E SE W W SW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 1 5 5 2 3 4 5 5 2 4 4 2 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 15 5 20 15 20 15 20 30 35 45 35 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 63 64 80 83 83 71 66 64 62 63 78 85 79 69 64 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 61 86 60
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W S S S S S W W W E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 4 5 5 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 15 20 20 45 55 30 30 35 40 25 30 15 10
TEMPERATURE 63 63 80 84 82 70 65 62 61 62 77 81 79 68 64 62 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 60 84 58
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW N N N NE SE W W W NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 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) 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.1 12.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 FW BK SC BK BK OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 20 55 35 55 65 70 50 35 35 40 25 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 61 65 81 86 82 70 63 61 61 64 76 80 79 68 62 60 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 59 82 57
WIND DIR NE NE E S N W NW S E N SE S W W NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 FW BK SC SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 20 55 50 45 55 80 55 35 40 45 30 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 67 67 74 74 74 66 65 65 66 65 70 72 70 63 63 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 62 75 59
WIND DIR N N NE N N NE N NE NE S S SW W W SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 2 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.2 11.9 11.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN