Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 300934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW SC BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 15 35 65 40 15 5 15 20 20 20 15 25 25 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 53 54 61 62 63 58 55 55 55 55 61 64 63 56 54 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 53 65 51
WIND DIR S E N NW N S E E SE S N N N W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.4 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.7 10.7 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.4 11.1 11.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 20 10 50 45 30 25 45 40 35 45 45 40 35 45 45
TEMPERATURE 56 56 63 67 68 62 59 60 61 63 68 72 71 63 62 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 57 73 58
WIND DIR SW S S SW W SE SE E SE E E S W W E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 5 5 2 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 2 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 5
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 9.6 10.2 10.6 10.3 10.7 10.7 10.7 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 BK FW FW SC BK SC SC SC BK FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 15 35 65 45 45 45 50 25 25 35 35 40 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 54 54 68 76 75 66 61 59 58 58 72 79 78 65 60 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 57 80 57
WIND DIR W W W W W SW E E E E E E SE W NW NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 9.4 9.4 9.9 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.2 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 15 25 55 40 30 35 40 20 25 30 40 40 50 45 40
TEMPERATURE 53 53 68 75 75 66 59 58 56 56 70 77 76 64 58 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 55 78 54
WIND DIR NW N W W NW N N NE E E S SW W NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE 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) 9.3 9.4 10.1 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.8
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC FW BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 20 60 50 55 40 25 20 20 25 30 45 40 45 35 35
TEMPERATURE 51 55 70 73 73 65 58 56 54 58 70 75 74 63 57 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 54 77 54
WIND DIR W SW W W W NW E E E E E SE SW W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 10.0 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 12.1 12.0 11.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 08/30/25 SUNDAY 08/31/25
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 SC SC SC OV BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 30 70 60 60 45 35 35 10 25 40 40 45 40 35 30
TEMPERATURE 53 56 63 65 66 61 59 60 58 57 63 66 66 58 58 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 56 68 54
WIND DIR W NW W W W N N N N E SE S SW NW E NE E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 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) 9.4 10.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.0 11.4 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.6 11.4 12.0 11.9 11.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN