Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 012134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 CL SC BK SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 45 65 30 25 0 0 0 5 15 15 20 10 25 40
TEMPERATURE 63 58 56 56 57 58 67 71 70 63 63 63 62 63 72 74 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 72 61 74
WIND DIR N E S SE SE S SE SE SW S S S S S N N NW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 2 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) 10.5 10.0 9.7 9.6 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.5 11.4 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 SC SC CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 25 45 40 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 10 5 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 72 65 63 64 63 65 75 80 79 69 69 67 66 67 76 80 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 81 65 81
WIND DIR W S SE SE SE E SE S W SW SE E E E NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 2 4 4 5 5 2 3 4 2 6 6 6 6 2 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 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) 12.1 11.8 11.2 11.1 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.2 12.3 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.5
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 BK BK FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 65 60 25 15 0 10 5 5 10 20 15 20 10 15 30
TEMPERATURE 77 68 62 61 60 61 78 86 84 71 65 64 62 63 80 87 85
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 86 62 87
WIND DIR W W E SE E E E S SW W N E E NE NW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 5
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) 11.4 10.9 11.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.9 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 OV BK SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 70 65 30 10 0 0 0 5 15 20 20 10 5 15 35
TEMPERATURE 75 67 60 59 58 59 78 85 84 71 66 64 62 62 80 86 84
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 86 61 87
WIND DIR NW N N NE E E SE S NW N NE NE NE NE NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.2 10.8 11.4 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.8 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 65 60 35 20 0 0 5 5 35 40 30 30 30 35 45
TEMPERATURE 76 66 59 58 57 61 76 82 82 71 64 62 61 64 78 84 83
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 83 61 85
WIND DIR W W SW E E E SE SW W NW N N N NE E E NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.1 11.8 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 09/02/25 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
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 OV BK BK BK SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 70 65 30 15 5 5 10 10 30 40 35 35 30 50 55
TEMPERATURE 67 59 60 61 60 61 69 74 74 66 67 67 65 66 73 76 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 76 65 78
WIND DIR W NW NW N NE NE NE S W N N N N NE NE W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 1 3 4 5 3 3 4 2 5 4 5 5 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.0 11.0 11.6 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.6 11.7 12.0 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.4
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN