Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 170934
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW FW FW CL FW CL SC OV BK SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 10 5 30 70 55 45 30 15 30 20
TEMPERATURE 52 57 63 68 68 64 57 56 54 57 60 61 60 54 49 47 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 53 62 44
WIND DIR E N N N N NW W S SW W NW NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 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
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) 9.2 9.6 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.2 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.4 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.1 9.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 5 10 15 10 5 15 20 45 65 80 75 60 55 50 60
TEMPERATURE 55 59 66 69 70 65 58 56 55 58 62 62 61 57 52 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 54 64 47
WIND DIR E NE N NW W W W SW S SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 8 10 6 3 3 4 4 10 11 11 10 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 5 15 10 15 5 20 10 45 65 55 70 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 54 57 70 76 77 70 59 55 53 58 68 72 69 61 55 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 53 73 48
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 5 6 6 4 3 2 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 8
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) 9.4 9.7 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.9 10.3 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 9.4 9.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 25 50 55 50 40 40 45
TEMPERATURE 54 58 71 77 78 71 60 56 53 58 69 72 71 63 55 51 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 53 73 47
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 5 6 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 6 4 3 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
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) 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.3 9.3 9.3
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 55 60 60 50 35 25
TEMPERATURE 50 57 67 74 76 69 58 52 50 57 67 70 68 60 53 48 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 50 71 44
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 5 8 6 3 2 2 4 8 10 10 10 9 8 6
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) 9.0 8.8 9.5 10.3 10.6 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.4 10.9 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.1 9.7
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 15 10 10 10 5 10 10 20 65 60 45 40 30 30
TEMPERATURE 52 54 60 66 68 62 55 54 53 54 59 62 62 53 49 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 52 64 43
WIND DIR W W SW W W N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 4 8 10 8 3 2 2 3 9 11 14 13 9 8 5
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) 8.8 9.1 10.1 10.5 10.7 10.5 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.3 10.8 10.8 11.0 10.7 10.6 9.6 9.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN