Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 282134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT THU AUG 28 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 15 20 30 30 35 35 35 20 25 35 25 30 45 55 50
TEMPERATURE 62 59 57 57 57 57 64 65 65 59 56 56 54 55 62 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 66 53 64
WIND DIR E E SE S SE S S NW NW W SW SW SW W N N N
WIND (MPH) 1 2 4 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.5 11.2 10.6 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.0 9.2 9.6 10.2 10.7 10.9 11.1
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 45 30 30 25 10 15 20 20 30 30 40 25 25 45 45
TEMPERATURE 65 62 60 60 59 60 68 70 71 65 60 58 57 58 66 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 72 56 72
WIND DIR SW SE S S S S S SW SW W SE SE E E W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 5 4 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 10 10 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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) 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.8 10.1 10.8 11.3
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 10 35 25 25 35 35 15 20 25 35 40 20 30 45 50
TEMPERATURE 71 64 59 58 57 57 70 77 76 67 59 56 55 56 70 77 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 77 55 78
WIND DIR NW W E SE SE SE S W W W W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
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) 11.3 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.2 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.8 11.1 11.3 11.7
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 15 30 35 45 30 40 25 15 20 35 30 20 35 45 45
TEMPERATURE 75 67 60 58 57 57 72 78 78 69 59 57 56 56 72 77 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 79 54 78
WIND DIR W N E E E E S W NW NW NE E NE NE W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.7 10.2 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.8 10.3 10.9 11.1 11.4 11.7
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 20 25 45 50 30 25 30 20 25 40 30 25 30 50 60
TEMPERATURE 72 65 57 54 53 56 70 75 75 67 57 55 53 57 71 74 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 76 53 76
WIND DIR W W SE S S S SW W W W NW NW W N S SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.1 10.4 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.3 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.6 11.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 40 50 40 40 40 30 25 25 45 35 30 35 40 65 65
TEMPERATURE 64 59 57 57 56 57 63 67 68 61 58 58 57 57 64 66 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 69 55 68
WIND DIR W NW W W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW N W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 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) 10.9 10.2 10.0 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.8 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.8 9.6 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.6 11.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN