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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
134 PM PST MON NOV 17 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/18/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   55   65   60   70   85   85   75   65   55   35   25   45   65   75   75   90
TEMPERATURE        30   28   28   28   28   27   30   32   30   29   28   27   29   29   33   36   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  32                  27                  38
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE
WIND (MPH)          2    4    4    5    5    4    2    2    2    4    4    4    6    6    5    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   20   10   30   20   10    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S         S    S                                                 S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 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)  3.0  2.8  2.9  3.0  3.0  2.9  3.3  3.6  3.5  3.4  3.2  3.2  3.2  3.5  4.0  4.4  4.5


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/18/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   85   80   80   90   85   85   90   75   40   35   25   45   50   50   60
TEMPERATURE        36   34   33   31   30   29   31   31   31   31   30   29   29   28   34   38   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  32                  27                  40
WIND DIR           SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    3    4    3    3    2    2    2    4    5    6    9    6    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   60   60   50   70   50   80   40   30   30    5    5    0    0    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.16      0.04      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.5       0.4       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.9                 0.2                 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)  4.1  3.5  3.1  2.9  2.8  2.8  3.2  3.3  3.3  3.2  3.0  3.0  2.8  2.8  3.4  4.1  4.2


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/18/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   85   80   85   85   90   85   85   80   50   25   20   40   40   50   70
TEMPERATURE        39   35   34   31   31   29   30   32   31   30   30   28   28   27   31   35   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  32                  27                  35
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          3    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    3    3    2    3    5    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   60   30   60   60   30   40   30   20   20    5    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.10      0.07      0.05      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.6       0.5       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.6                 0.6                 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)  4.9  3.9  3.3  2.9  3.0  3.0  3.2  3.3  3.2  3.2  3.1  3.1  2.9  2.9  3.4  3.8  3.6


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/18/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   85   75   90   90   90   85   80   70   45   20   15   30   35   45   65
TEMPERATURE        39   36   34   33   33   31   33   35   34   33   31   29   29   27   35   39   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  35                  27                  40
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          2    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    2    1    1    1    2    4    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   40   20   50   60   30   40   30   20   20    5    5    5    5    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.08      0.05      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.4       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 0.4                 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)  4.4  3.6  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.3  3.3  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.5  4.0  3.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/18/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   70   65   65   75   85   85   85   70   65   30   20   15   30   40   50   65
TEMPERATURE        37   33   31   28   28   27   29   32   31   29   28   26   26   25   31   35   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  32                  24                  36
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          3    4    5    6    6    6    5    5    3    2    2    2    3    6    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   10    0   20   30   30   30   20   10   10    0    0    5    5    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE         S              S    S    S    S    S                                            S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 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)  4.7  3.7  3.1  2.9  3.0  3.2  3.5  3.7  3.6  3.5  3.3  3.3  3.2  3.0  3.6  4.1  3.9


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/18/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   55   35   60   65   80   85   80   70   50   30   20   15   25   35   50   65
TEMPERATURE        33   30   29   26   26   25   27   29   28   28   27   29   29   28   31   34   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  30                  25                  35
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   NW    N   NE    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    6    6    5    5    5    3    2    3    4    6    9   10    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   10    0   40   40   40   40   30   20   20    5    5    5    5    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE         S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.2                 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)  4.6  3.3  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.4  3.8  3.8  3.8  3.7  3.7  3.7  3.6  3.6  4.1  4.4  4.3

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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