Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
205 PM PDT WED SEP 25 2024
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 09/26/24 FRIDAY 09/27/24
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 25 10 25 40 30 60 95 95 80 80 45 35 25 35 60
TEMPERATURE 44 39 37 36 36 37 42 45 45 41 44 43 41 41 46 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 47 39 50
WIND DIR W W SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 9 9 9 8 5 2 3 6 12 12 8 4 4 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 10 5 5 5 40 90 90 70 70 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.15 0.03 0.01 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) 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.2 9.0 11.4 11.5 10.9 8.7 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.5
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 09/26/24 FRIDAY 09/27/24
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 OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 65 50 50 50 65 70 100 100 100 100 85 75 55 40 45
TEMPERATURE 47 42 41 39 37 38 41 45 45 41 43 44 43 43 44 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 40 49
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 13 10 5 5 4 6 8 14 18 17 12 11 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 40 10 0 0 0 5 10 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.36 0.15 0.04 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) 7.7 6.5 5.6 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.6 8.4 11.0 11.0 10.0 8.2 7.3 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 09/26/24 FRIDAY 09/27/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 70 80 35 40 35 65 75 90 85 80 65 45 30 30
TEMPERATURE 50 45 42 41 40 38 45 53 55 50 48 47 47 45 47 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 55 45 52
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 8 5 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 8 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 60 30 5 5 0 0 10 40 40 80 80 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.22 0.04 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) 7.9 6.9 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.3 6.3 9.3 11.6 11.6 11.3 10.4 8.7 7.4 7.0 7.3 7.3
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/26/24 FRIDAY 09/27/24
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 85 75 65 30 25 15 65 65 90 90 75 55 45 35 30
TEMPERATURE 53 47 44 43 41 39 47 57 59 54 50 48 48 46 50 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 60 46 57
WIND DIR W W W W W SE S S SW S SW W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 60 40 10 0 0 5 10 50 50 80 80 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.19 0.03 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) 8.0 6.9 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.2 6.4 10.5 11.6 11.6 11.3 10.6 8.8 7.4 7.0 7.3 7.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 09/26/24 FRIDAY 09/27/24
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 OV OV OV BK BK FW CL FW FW SC BK OV OV SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 65 60 15 5 10 10 35 65 80 70 45 25 20 30
TEMPERATURE 49 43 40 39 37 36 46 55 57 51 47 46 45 44 49 55 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 57 44 57
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 8 4 2 3 5 5 5 9 9 8 6 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 50 50 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.05 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) 8.7 6.9 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.7 8.4 10.8 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.0 9.7 8.5 7.8 8.2 8.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 09/26/24 FRIDAY 09/27/24
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 OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 65 60 45 45 20 10 25 50 75 85 90 75 40 40 45 50
TEMPERATURE 44 39 38 37 35 35 41 47 49 47 45 46 45 43 44 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 50 42 49
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W SW SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 12 14 9 3 2 2 3 4 6 13 11 9 6 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 70 70 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.37 0.08 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) 8.4 6.6 5.8 5.1 5.0 5.5 8.2 10.6 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.0 9.4 8.1 7.4 7.9 8.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN