Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
320 PM PDT SUN JUN 15 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        MONDAY 06/16/25                         TUESDAY 06/17/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   20   10   20   55   65   50   40   35   35   15   15   25   45   50   55   60
TEMPERATURE        51   50   45   44   42   47   51   52   53   49   43   42   40   46   50   52   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  54                  40                  54
WIND DIR            N   SW    S    S    S   SW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   NW    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    3    4    4    5    4    6    8    8    6    3    3    3    2    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    5   20   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               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
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)  7.7  7.4  6.9  6.6  6.3  6.0  6.9  7.4  7.5  7.4  7.4  7.2  7.2  7.4  7.8  8.3  8.5


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        MONDAY 06/16/25                         TUESDAY 06/17/25
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   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   15   35   40   30   45   60   20   25   25   15   20   25   40   50   45
TEMPERATURE        59   54   48   47   44   49   54   56   57   51   45   43   41   47   53   56   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  58                  41                  58
WIND DIR            W   NW    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW    S    S    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    4    3    3    2    3    9   11   10    6    2    2    2    3    8   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   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)  7.3  7.1  7.0  7.2  7.3  6.9  7.3  7.6  7.6  7.1  6.2  6.1  6.6  6.9  7.5  8.0  8.3


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        MONDAY 06/16/25                         TUESDAY 06/17/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   40   45   40   40   45   50   50   15   30   35   30   30   25   30   30   25
TEMPERATURE        66   58   50   49   46   48   58   63   63   56   46   43   41   45   56   62   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  64                  41                  63
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    2    2    2    3    5    6    8    8    5    5    4    4    5    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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)  8.5  8.5  8.5  8.4  8.1  7.7  7.4  7.3  7.2  7.0  6.6  6.9  7.0  7.3  7.8  8.2  8.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 06/16/25                         TUESDAY 06/17/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   40   50   30   40   40   30   45   20   30   20   20   20   25   25   20   20
TEMPERATURE        67   60   49   47   44   47   60   63   64   57   47   42   40   45   58   63   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  64                  40                  65
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    3    1    1    1    2    4    6    6    4    2    1    1    2    4    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  8.6  8.8  8.6  8.2  7.8  7.2  6.9  6.9  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.6  6.7  7.1  7.6  8.0  8.5


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        MONDAY 06/16/25                         TUESDAY 06/17/25
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   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   30   35   45   50   40   35   55   10   25   15   20   15   20   20   15   15
TEMPERATURE        66   60   49   44   42   48   57   61   61   55   44   39   37   45   55   61   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  62                  37                  63
WIND DIR            W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    2    2    2    4    8   10   10   10    6    5    4    5    8    9   10
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)  9.1  9.0  8.0  7.5  7.0  6.9  7.3  7.5  7.4  7.1  7.0  6.7  6.7  7.1  7.7  8.5  8.9


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 06/16/25                         TUESDAY 06/17/25
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   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   35   50   50   60   50   60   45   15   35   25   20   20   25   25   20   20
TEMPERATURE        57   52   48   46   43   45   50   53   54   48   41   39   37   42   48   54   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  55                  37                  56
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    2    2    2    2    8   11   12    9    3    2    2    3    8   10   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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)  8.5  8.5  7.9  7.3  7.0  7.1  7.5  7.5  7.4  7.3  6.9  6.8  6.7  7.0  7.8  8.4  8.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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