Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 210938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW OV BK SC SC BK BK BK SC FW SC BK OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 80 65 35 35 60 70 60 40 15 35 55 75 60 45 45 50
TEMPERATURE 47 47 55 55 52 45 44 43 39 38 48 49 47 40 40 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 38 49 38
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW W W SW SW SW N NW NW W S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 1 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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) 7.8 7.6 8.4 8.7 8.6 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.2 6.1
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW FW BK SC FW SC OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 55 50 20 30 70 85 85 55 35 55 55 60 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 52 52 59 60 58 48 45 46 44 43 49 52 51 44 43 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 43 53 41
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S S W W W SW S S SE
WIND (MPH) 3 5 5 9 8 3 4 2 2 3 8 9 8 3 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.3 6.6 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.5
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV BK SC BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 40 60 65 70 80 90 60 40 55 75 55 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 50 50 65 68 64 52 48 47 46 45 51 55 54 47 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 45 55 41
WIND DIR SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 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) 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.4 8.4 8.4 8.1 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 CL CL FW SC BK SC SC OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 45 55 45 45 75 85 60 65 65 80 60 70 75 70
TEMPERATURE 51 51 64 67 64 52 48 48 47 46 52 56 55 48 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 46 56 42
WIND DIR E E SW W W NW N NW NW NW W W W W W N N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 5 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) 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.2 8.1 8.6 8.1 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.6
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 CL FW SC SC BK BK SC BK OV BK SC SC BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 30 50 70 60 45 65 85 55 35 25 55 35 45 60 65
TEMPERATURE 48 49 63 67 63 52 47 45 44 44 49 55 54 46 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 43 55 39
WIND DIR SE S W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 6 5 4 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) 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.5 8.8 8.5 8.7 7.7 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.4 7.1 6.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK BK SC OV OV BK BK SC BK SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 35 45 65 55 45 70 85 60 55 45 65 45 55 65 60
TEMPERATURE 54 53 59 59 56 47 44 44 43 41 45 48 48 41 39 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 49 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 6 3 2 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.0 8.3 8.7 8.4 7.6 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.7 7.2 6.8 6.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN