Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 160934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 55 50 65 80 70 55 35 30 15 15 20 35 35 45 75
TEMPERATURE 39 38 45 46 44 41 42 41 37 34 39 42 40 35 34 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 34 43 33
WIND DIR W SW W W W W W SW W W W NW NW W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 10 8 6 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 30 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.1 8.2 9.8 9.3 8.2 7.3 6.5 5.0 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.3 5.0 5.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 40 55 60 80 90 90 85 85 70 70 40 40 50 60 70
TEMPERATURE 38 36 43 44 43 39 40 40 38 37 37 38 38 33 33 33 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 40 32
WIND DIR W S SW S S S SW SW S SW W W W W SW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 4 4 5 8 8 8 9 10 9 5 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 50 80 80 80 50 50 20 20 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.02 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) 6.6 6.3 5.9 7.5 7.7 7.4 6.8 6.5 5.9 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.4
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 60 50 60 85 90 85 90 60 50 45 45 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 34 32 44 48 46 40 39 39 39 38 39 41 40 35 34 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 37 42 30
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 8 10 10 9 5 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 40 60 60 30 30 5 5 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.02 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 6.9 6.7 7.7 8.5 7.9 7.4 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 55 40 65 80 80 90 90 70 55 35 30 35 35 55
TEMPERATURE 34 32 46 51 49 41 39 40 39 39 41 44 43 37 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 45 32
WIND DIR N N NW W W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 3 2 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 30 60 60 30 30 5 5 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.07 0.03 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) 6.5 6.9 6.7 7.4 8.7 8.5 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.1 4.9 5.3
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 BK BK OV BK OV OV SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 35 60 65 75 70 75 80 40 20 20 35 40 40 40
TEMPERATURE 31 31 44 49 47 39 36 37 37 37 40 43 42 35 33 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 34 44 29
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W S
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 9 6 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 30 50 50 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 7.0 7.3 7.6 8.9 8.9 8.4 7.5 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.7 6.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW BK BK BK BK BK OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 55 50 65 60 55 80 80 40 40 30 45 35 40 55
TEMPERATURE 36 35 42 44 42 38 38 39 38 37 38 39 38 33 34 34 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 35 40 31
WIND DIR NW N W W W W W W W W W W W NW N N SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 4 5 3 5 8 10 10 10 10 8 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 70 70 20 20 5 5 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 7.0 7.4 7.9 8.9 8.9 8.2 7.5 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.6 6.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN