Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
206 PM PDT FRI JUN 21 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
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        BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   60   65   80   85   45   35   25   25   20   35   35   50   50   65   75   65
TEMPERATURE        61   57   52   51   51   52   56   57   56   50   45   41   40   41   43   43   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  59                  39                  45
WIND DIR            N    N    S    S    S   SW   SW    W   SW    W   SW   SW   SW    W   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    2    5    8    8    3    5    6   10   12   11   13    8    6    6   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5   10   10    5    5   10   10   30   30   40   40   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  9.3  8.8  8.6  9.9 10.3  9.9 10.2  9.9  8.9  7.7  7.1  6.5  6.0  5.9  6.1  6.4  6.5


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
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   SC   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   45   50   75   80   55   40   20   10   30   60   70   80   80   75   75   70
TEMPERATURE        67   62   54   54   53   55   61   64   63   57   51   49   46   44   44   46   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  65                  44                  48
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         11    3    6    8    4    2    5    8   14   12   10   12   10   12   13   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5   40   40   70   70   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.06      0.04
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)  8.8  8.5  8.7  8.8  9.1  9.5  9.4  9.7  9.9  9.6  8.7  7.7  6.9  6.4  6.1  6.4  6.5


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
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   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   35   60   85   70   35   40   35   15   30   65   65   50   35   40   55
TEMPERATURE        72   65   55   53   53   56   66   69   69   61   53   51   48   46   50   52   52
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  71                  46                  54
WIND DIR            W    W    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    4    4    5    3    2    3    5    9    9    6    9    8    8    9   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0   10   10   20   20   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R              R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      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)  8.9  8.6  8.5  8.4  8.5  8.8 10.0 10.1 10.5 10.1  8.9  7.8  7.0  6.5  6.4  6.9  7.1


...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
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        FW   FW   SC   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   25   40   50   70   60   30   30   30   10   45   70   60   50   50   55   60
TEMPERATURE        75   68   56   53   53   56   67   72   71   62   54   52   48   46   52   55   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  74                  46                  57
WIND DIR            W   NW    N    N    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    4    2    1    3    5    6    5    4    4    4    5    6   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0   20   20   20   20   10   10   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R              R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.02
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)  9.1  8.7  8.5  8.5  8.7  9.6  9.9 10.2 10.5 10.0  8.9  7.6  6.6  6.3  6.2  6.9  7.1


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
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        FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   25   35   50   60   60   35   10   15    5   25   45   45   25   20   15   25
TEMPERATURE        72   66   55   52   51   56   65   69   70   61   53   49   47   46   51   54   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  71                  45                  55
WIND DIR            W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12    5    4    4    3    3    5    9   12   12   11   13   11   12   12   16   16
WIND GUST (MPH)         23                                                                         33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  9.9  9.6  9.0  8.9  9.0  9.4 10.1 10.6 10.9 10.5  9.4  8.1  7.2  6.9  6.9  7.5  7.7


...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
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        FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   35   40   60   80   75   35   15   15   15   15   40   45   35   25   25   30
TEMPERATURE        64   58   52   50   50   51   57   62   62   54   48   46   42   41   44   47   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  64                  40                  49
WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13    8    4   10    2    2    5    9   16   14   10   13   10   12   13   20   21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0   10   10    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)  9.5  9.0  8.7  8.7  9.1  9.8 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.1  9.0  7.7  6.8  6.5  6.7  7.3  7.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN