Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
134 AM PST SAT DEC 6 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SATURDAY 12/06/25                       SUNDAY 12/07/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   70   90   70   70   85   90   90  100  100   95   95   85   85   90   90   95
TEMPERATURE        32   30   31   31   31   30   30   31   30   32   34   35   34   33   33   34   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           33                  29                  36                  32
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)         23   20   16   12   10   10    9    9   10   11   14   11    9   11   10   10   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   80   60   30   60   60   80  100  100   90   90   70   70   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.06      0.01      0.01      0.14      0.06      0.02      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.5       0.1       0.1       0.6       0.0       0.1       0.5
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.8                 0.2                 0.6                 0.6
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2  3.9  3.9  3.9  3.7  3.7  3.9  4.3  4.7  4.9  5.7  5.5  4.9  4.7  4.6  4.8  5.1


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SATURDAY 12/06/25                       SUNDAY 12/07/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100   95  100   95  100   90   95   85  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        33   32   32   32   32   31   32   32   31   32   32   33   33   34   35   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  31                  35                  33
WIND DIR            W    W   SW   SW    W    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         14   17   18   14   11   10    8    8    9   11   13   12   11   13   12   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100   90  100   90  100   70   90   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.61      0.44      0.21      0.06      0.23      0.31      0.18      0.25
6 HOUR SNOW                 4.6       4.1       2.0       0.5       1.6       1.3       0.3       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          8.7                 2.5                 2.9                 0.7
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2  4.1  3.8  3.7  3.7  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.8  3.9  4.0  4.5  4.8  4.5  4.5  4.4  4.5


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SATURDAY 12/06/25                       SUNDAY 12/07/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100   85   95   85   95   85   85   90   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE        34   32   32   33   33   33   33   33   32   33   33   34   36   36   36   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  32                  36                  33
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   12   12   10    9    9    8    5    3    3    4    5    6   10   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    35   34   35   33                                                     27        28
PRECIP PROB (%)   100   70   90   80   90   60   40   60   90   90  100  100  100  100   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    S    S    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.42      0.25      0.33      0.07      0.20      0.42      0.14      0.15
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.1       1.9       2.6       0.3       1.3       0.9       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          5.0                 2.9                 2.2                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  4.1  3.9  4.0  4.0  3.9  3.7  3.9  4.3  4.3  4.5  5.3  5.4  5.1  4.9  4.9  5.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 12/06/25                       SUNDAY 12/07/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   80   95   95   85   85   90  100  100  100  100   95   95   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE        36   34   35   36   36   36   35   35   34   35   34   38   39   39   38   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  33                  40                  36
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SE   SE    S    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    8    9    9    6    5    3    2    1    2    3    4    5    5    4    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)    32   31   29   27
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90   70   90   90   70   50   80  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   80   90
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.28      0.29      0.11      0.05      0.26      0.55      0.17      0.24
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.3       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.4                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  4.1  4.0  4.2  4.1  3.9  4.0  4.3  4.4  4.2  4.5  6.0  5.6  5.3  5.2  5.2  5.3


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SATURDAY 12/06/25                       SUNDAY 12/07/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

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   80   90   90  100  100  100  100   95   95   80   80   90
TEMPERATURE        32   31   31   32   32   33   33   33   32   32   33   36   36   36   35   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           33                  31                  36                  34
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         19   18   16   12   10   11   10    6    5    6    8    9    9   11   11   10   12
WIND GUST (MPH)    37   39   35   31
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   50   80   80   90   30   10   40  100  100  100  100   90   90   70   70   90
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S         S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.35      0.42      0.17      0.05      0.26      0.48      0.09      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.2       3.9       1.4       0.2       1.4       0.7       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          7.1                 1.6                 2.1                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4  4.1  4.2  4.4  4.4  4.3  4.4  4.7  4.7  4.7  5.2  6.1  5.9  5.7  5.6  5.6  5.8


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 12/06/25                       SUNDAY 12/07/25
TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   85   90  100  100   80   75   85  100  100  100  100  100  100   90   90   95
TEMPERATURE        30   28   29   29   29   30   31   31   31   31   31   33   33   33   35   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           31                  30                  35                  33
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         24   20   18   14   13   13   11    9    9   10   11   11   12   16   14   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)                   32
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   80   80  100  100   30   20   40  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   80   90
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.84      0.96      0.21      0.09      0.72      1.03      0.19      0.22
6 HOUR SNOW                 9.3      10.8       2.2       0.8       6.1       3.4       0.6       0.7
12 HOUR SNOW                         20.1                 3.0                 9.5                 1.3
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4  4.2  4.3  4.4  4.4  4.2  4.3  4.7  4.8  5.0  5.5  6.1  5.9  5.6  5.4  5.6  5.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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