Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 291553
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
853 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 65 65 45 30 45 40 45 45 70 85 85 65 70
TEMPERATURE 46 46 44 40 37 35 34 34 42 43 42 38 40 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 45 37
WIND DIR N W W W W W NW N N N N SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 0 1 3 6 5 5 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 30 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.08 0.01 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) 10.1 9.6 8.7 6.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.4 6.8 7.9 8.4 9.0 8.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 80 65 60 55 45 35 30 25 85 95 95 85 45
TEMPERATURE 44 45 44 41 40 39 38 37 43 47 46 41 41 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 37 48 40
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W N N NW NW E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 60 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.71 0.36 0.01 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 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.5 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 6.0
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 90 90 65 70 50 40 10 45 75 70 75 90
TEMPERATURE 48 48 48 47 46 43 41 39 47 53 51 43 42 41 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 53 40
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 90 70 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.38 0.39 0.16 0.01 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) 10.3 10.2 9.8 9.1 7.7 6.5 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.9 8.2 8.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW SC BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 90 90 55 65 35 40 15 35 65 55 70 80
TEMPERATURE 50 51 51 50 48 45 42 40 50 55 54 46 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 40 56 42
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW N N NW W NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 100 70 30 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.38 0.35 0.20 0.01 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) 10.7 10.5 9.9 9.5 8.7 7.3 5.9 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.9 8.3 9.5 9.8
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 85 85 80 80 60 35 30 55 55 55 60 60
TEMPERATURE 45 47 48 48 47 45 43 42 46 54 54 45 43 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 42 55 41
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 11 13 11 8 4 3 4 2 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 29 33 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 70 80 80 80 60 30 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.06 0.15 0.05 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) 11.3 11.1 10.6 10.3 9.9 9.3 8.6 7.6 7.5 7.6 8.7 9.1 10.3 10.4 10.5
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 70 65 60 60 35 55 60 70 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 42 45 45 45 46 45 41 38 42 48 47 42 43 43 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 38 49 42
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW S S SW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 13 17 11 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 90 70 50 30 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.02 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) 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.0 7.9 7.1 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.6 10.2 10.5 10.5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN