Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 042134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
134 PM PST THU DEC 4 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 90 85 75 90 90 90 90 85 85 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 35 35 35 35 36 38 37 37 35 33 32 33 32 33 32 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 39 32 34
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 5 8 12 17 17 19 23 21 21 20 17 14 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 80 90 80 70 30 90 90 90 90 70 70 90 90 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.02 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.9 8.0 7.8 7.2 5.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 80 80 85 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 32 33 32 33 34 34 35 35 34 34 34 34 34 32 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 32 34
WIND DIR SW W W SW S S SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 3 4 6 10 13 16 17 14 13 13 14 16 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 40 30 40 60 80 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.03 0.15 0.21 0.38 0.61 0.63 0.58
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 3.9 5.0 5.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.1 4.4 10.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.1 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 90 90 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 34 34 33 34 35 34 35 38 37 35 35 34 34 33 32 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 38 32 33
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 29 31 32 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 50 80 60 80 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.18 0.44 0.46 0.41 0.56 0.34 0.34
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.6 2.1 2.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 2.9 4.7
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.5 6.2 7.0 7.1 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.1
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 90 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 36 36 36 35 37 37 39 42 40 38 37 37 36 35 35 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 42 34 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 26 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 80 80 90 80 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R S R S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.31 0.56 0.44 0.25 0.37 0.28 0.37
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) 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 7.2 7.6 7.6 6.9 5.6 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.3
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 90 90 90 95 95 90 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 34 34 34 33 35 35 36 38 37 35 34 33 32 32 32 33 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 38 32 33
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 5 5 6 9 11 12 16 18 18 18 18 16 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 37 36 39 39 37 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 90 90 80 90 100 80 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.41 0.72 0.54 0.27 0.38 0.20 0.19
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.7 1.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.9 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.3 5.9 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 95 95 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 33 33 34 33 34 35 34 35 34 32 32 32 31 30 29 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 36 29 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 6 9 11 16 18 24 24 24 23 20 18 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 100 90 90 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.96 0.98 1.43 1.04 0.62 0.72 0.32 0.46
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.5 7.1 3.5 5.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.0 10.6 8.5
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.1 5.7 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN