Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 292134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC BK FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 35 25 10 25 50 60 20 15 30 25 25 20 25 25
TEMPERATURE 65 60 55 54 53 54 61 63 63 59 56 56 54 56 61 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 64 54 64
WIND DIR N W S S S S SW NW W N SW S S SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.4 10.0 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.7 11.3 11.1 11.1
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 FW FW BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 20 35 40 20 20 15 55 40 50 25 25 35 30 40 35
TEMPERATURE 70 64 59 58 56 56 64 68 69 63 61 61 60 61 67 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 58 73
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW N E E E E E W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 10.3 9.7 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.4 10.2 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.8 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK OV OV BK SC FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 70 60 50 15 10 25 35 55 55 45 45 35 25 35 35
TEMPERATURE 76 67 59 57 55 55 69 76 75 66 61 59 58 57 71 78 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 76 56 79
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W NW NE E E E E SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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) 11.1 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.4 10.1 10.6 11.1 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK BK SC BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 45 50 40 15 20 15 35 45 50 35 50 35 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 77 68 59 56 55 55 70 76 76 67 60 57 56 56 69 76 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 77 55 78
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N W W NW N NE NE NE NE W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
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) 10.5 9.9 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.7 10.2 10.9 11.3 11.3 11.0 11.3 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK SC FW SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 20 40 35 15 25 40 55 55 45 40 35 25 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 75 65 56 53 51 56 69 74 74 66 58 56 54 57 69 75 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 75 54 76
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW N NE NE NE SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.6 10.1 10.8 11.0 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 30 50 40 25 30 55 65 50 50 45 40 25 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 67 60 56 56 54 55 63 66 66 61 59 59 57 57 63 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 55 67
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W N N NE NE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 5
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) 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.5 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.2 10.9 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN