Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 190429
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
929 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2024
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/19/24 THURSDAY 06/20/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 15 10 5 10 20 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 15
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 46 51 55 56 52 46 45 44 49 57 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 56 44 61
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE N NW SW SW S NE N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.9 7.9 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.8 8.2 8.5
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/19/24 THURSDAY 06/20/24
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 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 15 5 10 10 20 5 10 5 10 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 44 42 43 50 57 61 61 57 51 49 49 53 62 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 62 48 67
WIND DIR SE SE E SE S W NW NW E E E E NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 2 3 4 4 3 6 8 9 5 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.2 8.7 9.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/19/24 THURSDAY 06/20/24
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 CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 10 5 5 35 30 15 10 10 5 10 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 44 43 42 48 59 64 66 61 51 48 46 53 64 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 66 46 71
WIND DIR S E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E NE NW
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R 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) 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.2 8.6 9.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/19/24 THURSDAY 06/20/24
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 CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 0 0 15 5 0 10 5 5 5 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 44 42 42 48 63 70 71 64 52 49 48 53 68 74 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 72 47 76
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE N N E E E E E NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.1 8.7 9.1
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/19/24 THURSDAY 06/20/24
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 CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 0 0 10 35 20 15 15 15 15 15 25 45
TEMPERATURE 44 40 39 47 57 63 66 61 50 46 44 52 62 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 66 44 70
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.5 8.1 8.5 8.6 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.7 9.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 06/19/24 THURSDAY 06/20/24
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 5 0 10 15 10 10 15 20 10 10 25 30
TEMPERATURE 40 41 40 44 52 57 59 54 47 46 44 49 57 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 60 44 63
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E NE N E NE NE E E NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 3 4 3 3 3 6 6 8 5 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.5 8.1 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN