Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 162202
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
302 PM PDT MON JUN 16 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 10 15 25 50 55 65 65 60 75 75 70 70 60 60 40
TEMPERATURE 53 49 43 42 40 46 50 51 52 48 44 43 41 43 46 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 53 41 48
WIND DIR NW W S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 4 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 40 60 60 50 50 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.6 8.0 8.4 8.7 8.6 8.2 7.3 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 35 10 10 25 30 35 40 30 70 80 95 95 85 85 65
TEMPERATURE 58 52 45 43 41 46 52 55 56 52 47 47 46 46 45 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 57 44 49
WIND DIR SW W S S S W SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 2 2 2 3 6 10 10 9 4 4 4 8 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 90 90 80 80 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.14 0.08
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) 7.6 7.3 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.9 7.8 8.1 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 20 30 50 30 40 25 25 15 45 60 75 70 60 60 40
TEMPERATURE 63 57 46 43 41 45 55 62 62 57 48 47 46 46 51 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 63 44 57
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.7 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.2 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.1
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 20 20 15 20 30 20 20 20 60 65 75 75 55 55 35
TEMPERATURE 65 58 46 41 39 45 57 63 64 59 50 47 47 47 52 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 65 45 59
WIND DIR W NW NW N N W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 70 70 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.05 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) 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.7 6.8 7.6 8.0 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.2 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.0 6.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 25 20 10 15 30 15 10 15 40 55 65 60 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 62 56 45 39 37 44 55 61 63 56 48 45 44 45 51 56 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 63 43 58
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 4 5 6 9 10 8 6 5 6 8 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 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) 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.4 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 10 10 20 20 35 20 20 25 55 55 70 70 45 45 30
TEMPERATURE 55 49 41 39 37 42 48 54 55 50 45 44 43 42 44 48 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 56 41 50
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 10 3 2 2 3 8 10 12 9 4 3 5 9 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60 60 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 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) 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.5 6.7 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN