Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 152134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 67 62 58 57 56 62 67 70 68 62 56 54 53 59 63 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 70 53 68
WIND DIR NE NE E SE S SW W W W W SW S S NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 6 6 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.8 10.2 10.0 9.5 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.7 9.9 10.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 20 15
TEMPERATURE 72 66 61 60 58 62 67 69 70 64 58 56 55 60 66 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 71 54 71
WIND DIR N NW E S S S S SW W W N E NE N W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 6 6 5 8 10 10 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 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) 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 76 70 61 57 54 58 71 78 77 70 61 57 54 59 70 77 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 79 53 77
WIND DIR E W E E E E NE W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 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) 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.4 10.2 10.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 80 71 63 59 56 60 73 80 80 72 62 57 54 59 71 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 82 53 78
WIND DIR N N E E E SE S W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 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) 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.6 9.8
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 73 68 58 54 50 58 69 76 77 70 60 54 51 59 69 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 78 51 76
WIND DIR E E E E E E E W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 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) 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.7 10.2 10.7 10.7 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.0 10.2 10.6
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 20 15 10 5 10 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 68 62 57 54 54 57 63 68 69 63 57 54 52 55 61 65 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 51 68
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E S SW W W W W NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 8 4 2 6 10 8 3 2 2 2 5 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 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) 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.1 8.9 9.2 9.9 10.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN