Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 160934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 56 62 67 70 68 62 56 54 53 59 64 68 67 63 58 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 53 69 54
WIND DIR S SW W NW W W W E E NW N N NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 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 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) 9.4 9.4 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.4 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 10 5 5 15 15 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 57 62 67 70 70 64 58 57 55 60 66 69 69 65 59 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 54 72 54
WIND DIR S S S SW W W E E NE NE NW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 9 11 10 8 4 5 5 4 5 9 9 6 3 3 3
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) 10.1 9.7 10.0 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.2
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 10 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 53 58 71 78 77 69 61 57 54 59 71 77 76 69 60 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 54 78 54
WIND DIR E E S W W W W SW SW W W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 3 5 6 5 4 3 3
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 10.1 10.2 10.4 10.2 10.2 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.5 9.6 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.3
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 55 60 74 80 81 72 62 57 54 59 72 77 77 70 60 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 53 79 54
WIND DIR E SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 6 6 4 1 1 1 1 3 5 6 3 1 1 1
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) 10.2 9.9 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.4 9.5 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 59 69 76 77 70 60 55 52 60 69 75 75 69 59 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 51 77 52
WIND DIR E E E W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 6 6 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 6 3 2 2
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) 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.2 8.8 8.9 9.8 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.4 10.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 10 20 15 5 15 15 5 10 5 10 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 53 57 63 68 69 63 57 55 53 55 61 66 67 61 56 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 52 69 52
WIND DIR E E SE W W W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 8 10 8 3 2 2 2 4 8 11 8 3 2 2
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) 10.1 10.0 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.2 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.9 9.5 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN