Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 142311
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
311 PM PST TUE JAN 14 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 15 15 15 15 5 20 55 40 45 50 55 55 40 35 40
TEMPERATURE 35 34 35 35 35 35 38 41 40 37 35 33 28 29 28 29 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 42 26 31
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S SW W SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 6 6 8 6 6 6 11 11 10 11 17 14 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.2 5.3 4.1 4.0 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 45 25 15 20 15 10 15 45 45 45 85 85 90 90 65
TEMPERATURE 34 33 34 34 33 33 37 40 39 37 36 34 32 31 31 30 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 30 32
WIND DIR W S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 2 4 5 8 9 9 10 13 14 13 13 20 16 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 80 80 80 80 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.4 1.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 15 10 10 10 5 15 20 35 50 50 50 50 65 70 70
TEMPERATURE 35 31 31 29 30 30 33 38 36 32 30 29 28 28 29 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 38 26 31
WIND DIR SW W S S E E E NE E SE S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 10 11 13 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 5 0 10 0 5 10 20 45 40 40 40 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 36 33 31 30 30 30 34 39 38 33 31 30 29 28 31 31 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 40 27 33
WIND DIR N E E E E E SE SE E SE S SW W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.1 5.1 4.4 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.3
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 0 5 5 5 0 10 10 25 45 25 15 15 50 50 55
TEMPERATURE 37 32 31 31 31 31 35 40 39 34 32 31 29 28 30 32 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 42 27 34
WIND DIR NW SW S N SE E E SW S SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 8 10 16 19 17 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S
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) 5.7 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.0
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 5 5 5 10 0 0 15 25 35 20 10 15 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 38 37 37 37 37 37 40 43 42 38 37 36 32 29 30 30 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 45 29 32
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW SW W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 12 16 19 12 24 19 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 2.8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN