Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 010938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 65 80 75 80 50 30 30 40 50 55 80 65 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 41 40 49 50 50 47 46 46 46 45 53 53 50 46 45 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 45 55 43
WIND DIR S SW N N N SW SW SW SW S N N N NW W S SE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.0 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.4 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.6
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 75 80 85 85 80 80 80 65 80 85 90 65 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 42 42 48 50 51 49 49 49 48 48 50 52 52 48 48 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 46 54 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 2 2 1 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 1 3 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 10 5 5 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 8.9 10.2 10.5 10.4 10.1 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 8.9 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.5 8.4
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 OV OV OV BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 70 70 75 70 55 40 45 25 15 50 65 60 65 50 45
TEMPERATURE 42 42 53 60 59 52 48 47 46 45 57 61 58 50 48 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 61 42
WIND DIR E E SE SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W N E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.1 9.6 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.7 8.6
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 OV BK BK BK OV BK SC BK SC SC FW SC BK SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 60 60 75 50 50 50 40 30 5 45 65 50 60 40 35
TEMPERATURE 44 43 56 63 63 55 50 48 47 46 58 63 60 52 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 46 63 43
WIND DIR E SE SE S SW N S N N W W W W N N NE E
WIND (MPH) 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.0 9.4 8.8 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.7
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 OV BK BK BK SC BK SC BK SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 60 55 50 60 45 55 40 5 5 5 5 25 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 42 42 55 62 62 53 48 46 44 44 56 61 60 50 46 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 43 62 41
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W SW W W W W W W W W W NW E
WIND (MPH) 3 5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 6 8 6 3 3 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.0 9.1 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 65 65 60 60 50 55 20 10 5 5 25 35 35 30 25
TEMPERATURE 45 45 52 56 57 52 49 50 48 46 53 56 54 47 45 47 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 46 57 45
WIND DIR W W SW SW W N W W W W SW W W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 1 2 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 5 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.4 8.9 9.2 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.2
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN