Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 170934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 5 10 20 15 25 35 90 95 95 95 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 37 34 37 40 39 33 34 34 34 34 37 39 38 37 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 39 36
WIND DIR SW W NW W W W W SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 10 8 5 5 6 6 5 4 2 4 5 16 14 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 90 90 100 100 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.38 0.08
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) 5.0 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.8 5.9 8.4 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.4 6.6 5.2 5.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 65 65 65 40 30 45 60 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 37 36 37 37 33 33 34 34 35 36 36 36 34 36 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 32 38 34
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W SE S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 9 6 4 3 5 6 5 5 8 9 18 18 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 50 50 5 0 0 5 30 30 90 90 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.22 0.68 0.43
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.5 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.4 5.2 4.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 60 55 55 50 40 30 50 85 80 90 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 39 38 38 40 40 35 33 32 31 32 40 44 44 40 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 30 46 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 10 9 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 9 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 20 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 60 60 90 90 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.43 0.47
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) 6.8 6.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 5.3 8.1 8.7 8.7 8.1 6.3 5.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 65 50 25 25 25 40 35 90 80 90 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 43 43 37 35 33 33 33 41 46 46 42 41 42 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 31 48 37
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N N E SE S S S S S W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 60 60 90 90 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.40 0.74
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 6.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 8.0 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.4 6.5 5.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 35 10 15 40 45 35 30 35 55 70 85 85 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 37 37 40 42 41 36 33 31 30 31 44 47 47 43 40 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 49 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W S SW SW W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 9 6 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 10 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.42
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 6.7 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.3 6.2 9.2 10.5 10.1 9.9 8.9 7.1 5.6
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 20 10 20 30 35 35 40 50 65 90 90 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 39 38 37 39 38 33 33 35 35 35 40 41 42 39 40 40 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 44 33
WIND DIR W W W W W NW E NE W SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 10 8 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 13 19 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 5 40 40 80 80 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.45 0.72
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) 7.2 6.4 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 6.2 8.9 10.2 10.0 9.5 8.7 6.9 5.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN