Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
424 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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   BK   BK   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   25   50   60   55   25   15    5   10   10   10   20   10   10   15   10   10
TEMPERATURE        35   38   43   45   46   45   41   40   40   44   51   54   56   52   47   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  39                  56                  44
WIND DIR            S    N   NE    N    N   NE    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE    N   NE    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          2    3    4    5    4    4    4    5    3    2    4    4    4    3    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  5.9  6.2  6.5  6.8  7.1  7.1  6.7  6.6  6.4  6.3  6.8  7.6  8.0  7.9  7.5  7.2  7.1


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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        OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   65   50   40   40   15   15    5    5   25   25   15   15    5   15   10
TEMPERATURE        40   41   45   50   51   49   43   42   42   48   56   61   62   57   51   50   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  41                  63                  48
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    N    E    E    E    S    S   SW    W   NE    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          1    1    4    8    8    2    4    5    5    1    3    3    5    4    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   20    5    5    0    0    0    0   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R                                  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)  6.0  6.2  6.5  6.8  7.0  6.7  6.7  6.6  6.6  6.7  7.2  7.7  8.1  8.1  8.1  7.9  7.9


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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        OV   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   70   25   50   30   30   20   10    5    5   30   30   25   30   15   10   10
TEMPERATURE        41   41   48   55   57   52   44   42   42   48   59   63   66   60   50   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  41                  66                  46
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   SE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          3    4    6    6    8    4    3    4    4    2    4    4    2    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   20   10    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R                                  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)  5.6  6.1  6.6  7.1  7.4  7.0  6.9  7.0  7.1  7.2  7.6  8.2  8.6  8.7  8.4  8.2  8.0


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

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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        OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   65   35   35   25   20    0    0    0    0   20   20   15   15   15    5    5
TEMPERATURE        40   41   51   58   59   54   44   42   42   48   63   69   70   63   52   49   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  41                  71                  47
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    6    4    5    5    5    5    4    4    2    4    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    5   20   10    5    0    0    0    0   10   10   10   10    0    0    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)  5.6  6.0  6.5  6.9  7.1  7.1  7.0  7.1  7.1  7.0  7.2  8.0  8.4  8.5  8.4  8.1  8.0


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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        BK   SC   FW   BK   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   25   15   50   35   35    5    0    0    0    5   20   30   30   20   15   15
TEMPERATURE        35   39   48   53   56   53   43   40   40   48   58   64   66   60   50   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  39                  66                  44
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NE    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          3    2    5    6    8    5    3    5    5    6    8    6    4    6    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      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)  5.4  5.9  6.6  7.3  7.7  7.7  7.5  7.2  6.9  6.9  7.6  8.3  8.8  8.8  8.4  8.3  8.2


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

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/18/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/19/24
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        SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   20   30   35   25   25    5    5    5    5    5   15   15   20   15   10   15
TEMPERATURE        32   34   40   46   49   45   40   40   40   45   52   58   59   54   49   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  39                  60                  44
WIND DIR           NW   SE    S   SW    W    N   NE   NE   NE    E    E    S    S   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          1    2    2    3    5    3    5    6    5    3    3    4    2    5    9    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   20   10    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      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)  5.3  5.8  6.5  7.1  7.4  7.4  7.3  7.1  6.9  6.9  7.3  8.2  8.7  8.7  8.4  8.2  8.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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