Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 122134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 70 45 25 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 32 30 31 31 29 28 34 36 37 31 32 31 31 31 40 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 38 28 45
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 9 9 9 9 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 20 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.56 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 5.6 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) 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.4 5.3 5.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 70 35 40 40 15 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 33 31 31 31 31 30 34 39 39 34 33 32 31 29 39 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 40 28 48
WIND DIR E E NE E E NE NE E NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 13 18 19 18 18 18 12 10 17 18 17 17 16 10 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 30 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 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) 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.1 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.9 5.8 6.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 80 70 65 55 30 20 15 15 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 35 33 33 33 31 29 33 40 40 34 32 29 27 26 39 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 40 25 50
WIND DIR W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 5 8 10 10 10 8 6 8 9 6 6 5 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 50 50 50 40 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.09 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 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) 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.7 5.0 6.0 6.5
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 85 60 65 40 25 15 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 39 35 33 33 32 30 38 45 45 38 33 30 28 27 42 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 46 26 54
WIND DIR SW SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 70 40 50 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.01 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) 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 4.2 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.7 5.5 6.1 6.5
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 90 80 80 65 55 45 20 15 10 5 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 35 32 30 30 30 29 31 35 37 33 30 27 25 24 36 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 37 24 46
WIND DIR W SW SE E E E E E E E E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 5 8 11 12 9 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 90 60 40 30 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.12 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 1.1 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) 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.6 6.0 6.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 10/13/25 TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 65 90 65 45 45 15 15 30 15 10 10 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 30 28 28 30 30 28 31 34 35 32 32 32 32 31 37 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 36 28 44
WIND DIR W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 6 11 13 13 10 10 12 14 12 12 10 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 50 80 50 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.09 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 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) 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN