Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 171602
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
802 AM PST MON NOV 17 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 60 55 55 55 65 80 60 60 55 40 25 30 55
TEMPERATURE 32 32 31 29 28 28 29 28 30 32 31 29 28 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 27 33 28
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW W SW W NW NW W S S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 3 2 2 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 40 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 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) 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 85 85 80 85 65 50 45
TEMPERATURE 39 37 37 35 34 33 32 31 31 32 32 32 31 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 34 29
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 90 80 70 70 80 80 70 70 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.09 0.12 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 80 80 85 75 60 45 30
TEMPERATURE 40 40 39 35 34 33 31 30 30 33 32 30 31 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 30 33 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 80 70 70 30 60 60 40 40 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.09 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.4 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 90 90 80 85 90 80 80 75 70 55 35 25
TEMPERATURE 41 41 40 37 35 33 32 31 32 35 34 33 31 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 35 28
WIND DIR W NW NW W NW W W W W W NW NW NW N E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 70 60 60 20 60 60 40 40 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.1 5.2 4.5 3.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.3
...WHITE PASS...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 85 70 70 90 75 75 70 60 40 30 25
TEMPERATURE 39 38 37 34 31 29 28 27 29 32 31 29 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 27 32 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 50 50 40 30 5 50 50 40 40 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.3 5.6 4.8 4.1 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 90 85 60 50 70 70 70 75 60 60 35 25 20
TEMPERATURE 35 35 33 31 30 27 27 26 28 29 28 27 28 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 25 30 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW N N E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 50 70 50 40 30 60 60 60 60 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.1 5.5 4.9 3.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN