Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
709
FWUS46 KSEW 222327
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
427 PM PDT FRI AUG 22 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 35 60 40 40 30 30 20 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 70 64 61 61 60 62 72 75 74 67 65 63 62 63 72 75 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 76 61 75
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE E E E SW S S S S N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 8 8 9 9 2 2 1 2 6 8 8 9 1 2 1
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
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) 10.0 9.8 10.3 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.5 11.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 40 45 40 40 30 35 25 30 20
TEMPERATURE 77 70 65 64 62 64 74 79 79 70 67 66 65 66 76 80 80
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 81 64 82
WIND DIR W E SE SE SE SE SE S W N E E E E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 16 16 17 14 3 2 3 2 13 14 14 13 2 4 4
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
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) 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.2
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 0 20 25 30 50 45 45 35 45 45 45 40 30
TEMPERATURE 80 71 63 61 58 60 76 84 84 74 68 64 62 64 80 88 86
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 85 62 88
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 8 6 6 5 3 3 2 5 6 5 4 2 3 4
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
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) 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.5 10.8 11.1 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 15 25 30 55 45 45 35 35 35 40 30 25
TEMPERATURE 84 75 66 63 61 62 79 87 88 76 69 66 64 65 82 88 87
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 88 64 89
WIND DIR SE E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE W W
WIND (MPH) 6 3 8 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 4 4 4 4 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 26 24
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
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) 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 40 20 35 50 45 45 50 45 55 40 35 35 40
TEMPERATURE 78 71 62 59 57 61 74 80 81 73 66 63 61 64 78 83 83
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 82 61 85
WIND DIR E E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 4 6 6 6 8 6 5 4 2 4 4 4 5 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24
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
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) 10.7 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.2 12.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW CL SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 45 40 30 60 55 50 55 35 45 40 40 45 50
TEMPERATURE 73 65 61 61 60 61 70 75 76 68 66 65 63 65 72 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 77 63 79
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E NE E S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 16 14 14 12 5 3 3 2 11 10 10 9 2 3 4
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
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) 10.5 10.7 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.7 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN