Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 182138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 30 35 70 65 65 60 20 20 15 15 25 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 47 47 46 45 46 55 57 56 48 48 47 46 47 57 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 59 46 60
WIND DIR NE S S S S S SW W S S S S S SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.7 8.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 40 35 45 45 45 60 15 10 15 10 15 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 61 51 48 47 47 47 58 62 62 52 50 48 48 49 62 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 64 47 67
WIND DIR W SW S S S SW W SW W E E E SE SE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 1 2 3 4 4 1 4 2 1 4 5 5 5 2 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.7 8.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 40 20 45 25 25 40 35 5 5 10 10 5 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 63 52 49 47 46 47 61 69 67 54 51 49 49 49 64 72 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 69 48 73
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W SW S SE SE E W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.6 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 9.4 9.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 35 20 50 25 25 40 35 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 52 49 47 45 47 61 69 68 55 52 51 50 50 64 73 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 70 49 74
WIND DIR NW N N N N N SW W NW N E N E E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 8.6 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 20 20 40 25 15 35 50 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 52 47 46 46 47 61 67 66 55 50 48 48 49 63 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 68 47 71
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NE E E E SE SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 9.4 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 9.1 9.9 10.0 9.6 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 9.4 10.2
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 35 25 55 40 30 50 45 20 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 47 46 47 47 48 56 60 59 50 51 52 51 51 59 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 49 64
WIND DIR W N N NW NW NW S SW NW NE NE NE NE NE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 9.5 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.3 9.6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN