Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
303 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 06/19/24                      THURSDAY 06/20/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5   10   20   15    5    5    5   15   10   15   25   15   10    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        40   44   51   54   54   52   47   46   46   51   57   60   61   57   52   50   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           55                  45                  61                  48
WIND DIR            E    E   NW   NE    N   NE    E    E    E   SW    N    N    N   NE    E    E    S
WIND (MPH)          6    4    3    6    6    3    5    5    5    1    3    6    5    2    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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
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)  6.4  6.5  7.1  8.2  8.5  8.5  7.8  7.5  7.4  7.7  8.1  8.9  9.1  9.0  8.5  8.4  8.1


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 06/19/24                      THURSDAY 06/20/24
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        FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   15   30   35   10   10    5    5    5    5   30   30   15   15    5    5    0
TEMPERATURE        42   47   54   58   59   56   50   49   49   53   61   63   63   59   53   52   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  48                  64                  50
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S   SW    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    W   NE    E    S   SE
WIND (MPH)          8    9    9    5    5    3   10   11    9    9    4    3    3    4    4    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   20   20   10    5    5    5    5    5   20   20   10   10    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R                                  R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  6.7  6.9  7.5  8.2  8.4  8.2  8.0  8.3  8.1  8.1  8.3  8.9  9.3  9.0  8.7  8.6  8.5


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 06/19/24                      THURSDAY 06/20/24
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        FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5   20   45   20   15    5    5    5   10   15   40   35   40   25   20    5
TEMPERATURE        42   47   58   63   65   60   51   48   48   53   65   69   70   64   54   52   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  47                  71                  50
WIND DIR           SE    E    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE    E   SE    S   NW   SW   SE   SE    E
WIND (MPH)          8    6    6    8    6    4    6    5    6    6    5    3    3    3    4    5    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0   10   20   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   10   10   10    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                        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)  7.4  7.5  7.8  8.5  8.7  8.8  8.4  8.1  8.0  8.0  8.2  8.9  9.2  9.3  9.3  9.2  9.1


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 06/19/24                      THURSDAY 06/20/24
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        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0   20   10    5    5    5    5    5   35   45   25   30   35   20    5
TEMPERATURE        42   47   62   69   70   63   51   48   48   53   67   73   74   65   55   51   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  47                  75                  49
WIND DIR            E   SE   SE   SE   SE    N    E    E    E   SE   SE    N   NW    N   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)         10   11    8    9    5    4   10   10   10    8    4    0    6    8    8    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   10   10    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    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)  7.3  7.3  7.5  8.2  8.5  8.5  8.3  8.2  8.0  8.0  8.2  8.8  9.3  9.5  9.3  9.3  9.1


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 06/19/24                      THURSDAY 06/20/24
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        FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    0   15   30   30   25   30   25   10   15   20   35   35   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        39   46   57   63   66   61   49   46   46   52   62   67   70   64   52   49   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  45                  70                  47
WIND DIR            E    E    E   SE    S    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE    N   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)          8    9    9    6    4    5    6    6    8    9    8    5    2    8    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    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)  7.1  7.0  7.5  8.2  8.6  8.8  8.3  8.1  8.0  8.2  8.4  9.1  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.2  9.0


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 06/19/24                      THURSDAY 06/20/24
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        FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    5   20   15   10   15   20   25   15   15   25   25   20   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        40   43   51   56   58   53   48   46   46   49   56   60   61   56   51   49   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  45                  62                  48
WIND DIR            N   NE    E   SE    S   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NE    N   NE    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    9    4    6    3    5    9   11   11   11    4    5    8    4    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   10   10    5    0    0    0    0   10   10   10   10    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)  7.0  6.9  7.4  8.1  8.6  8.8  8.4  8.1  8.0  8.2  8.5  9.2  9.7  9.8  9.4  9.2  9.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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