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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
253 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20   20   20   30   30   65   60   55   35   20   15   15   10   10   15   15
TEMPERATURE        45   41   37   35   36   39   44   45   46   45   40   39   39   44   51   54   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  47                  38                  55
WIND DIR            W    W   SW   SW   SW    N    E    N   NW    N    S    S    S   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          9    9    6    4    4    4    5    5    4    4    3    3    3    3    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5   10    5    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    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)  6.0  5.9  6.0  6.0  6.0  6.2  6.5  6.8  7.0  7.0  6.7  6.5  6.6  6.6  7.0  7.5  7.9


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   75   75   85   80   80   70   45   40   40   25   25   25   15   40   40   20
TEMPERATURE        44   42   40   40   40   41   45   49   50   49   43   42   42   47   56   60   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  52                  41                  62
WIND DIR            W   SW    S    S   SW    S    W    W   NW    W    E    E    E    E   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    5    3    3    2    2    5    6    8    5    2    4    5    3    3    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   40   20   30   20   10   20   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R         R                                  R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.06      0.02      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)  6.3  6.4  6.4  6.3  6.2  6.2  6.5  6.8  7.0  6.8  6.7  6.7  6.6  6.7  7.3  7.8  8.1


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   75   85   85   80   40   50   40   40   25   20   15   10   35   35   35
TEMPERATURE        45   43   41   41   41   42   48   55   57   52   44   42   41   48   60   63   65
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  57                  40                  65
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SE    E    E   SE    S   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    9    6    6    4    4    5    6    6    5    2    2    2    2    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   40   10    5    5    5    5   20   20   20    0    0    5    5   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                             R    R    R                        R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.03      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)  6.3  6.3  6.0  5.9  5.7  6.0  6.6  7.1  7.3  7.1  6.9  7.0  7.0  7.1  7.6  8.1  8.4


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   75   80   80   65   40   40   15   15   10   10    5    0   25   25   20
TEMPERATURE        48   45   42   41   40   41   50   58   59   54   44   42   41   47   63   69   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  60                  40                  71
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NE    E    E    E   SE   SW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8    6    5    4    3    3    4    4    4    3    3    3    2    2    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   50   20    5   10    5    5   20   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R                        R                                  R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.02      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  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.6  6.0  6.4  6.9  7.2  7.3  7.1  7.1  7.0  6.9  7.3  7.9  8.4


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   75   70   60   35   25   50   40   25   10    5    5    0    5   15   35
TEMPERATURE        43   42   38   36   35   38   48   53   56   53   43   40   40   47   58   63   65
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  57                  39                  66
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    N    E    E    E   SE   SE    S
WIND (MPH)         16   12   10    8    5    4    5    6    6    6    3    4    4    5    6    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10    0    0    0    0    5   30   10   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         R                                  R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.01      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)  6.3  5.9  5.5  5.2  5.2  6.0  6.6  7.3  7.8  7.7  7.4  7.2  6.9  6.9  7.5  8.2  8.7


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   65   55   55   45   25   25   30   25   20   10    5   10    5    5   15   20
TEMPERATURE        38   37   34   33   32   34   41   46   48   45   40   40   39   44   53   58   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  49                  38                  60
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    S    S   SW    W    W   NE   NE    E   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         14    9    5    4    2    3    6    8    6    4    4    4    4    3    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   20    0    0    0    0    5   20   10   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S                             R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.3  5.4  5.9  6.5  7.1  7.5  7.5  7.1  7.0  6.9  6.9  7.4  8.1  8.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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