Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 022134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT TUE SEP 2 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 10 30 20 25 40 40 40 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 70 64 64 64 64 65 73 74 73 66 66 65 64 64 70 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 76 63 73
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S NE NE SW SW S S S NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 1 2 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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
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) 10.8 11.1 12.1 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.0 12.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 10 10 15 20 20 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 79 70 69 69 68 69 76 80 79 69 68 68 66 66 74 77 77
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 81 64 79
WIND DIR W S S S S E NW NW NW NW NE E E SE S W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 8 8 6 6 1 4 5 2 5 5 6 6 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
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) 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.7 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.2
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 5 20 15 35 40 35 35 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 83 69 66 64 64 65 81 87 84 71 66 64 64 63 78 84 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 88 62 85
WIND DIR S SW SE E E E NE W W W W SW S SE S W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
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) 12.1 11.7 11.5 12.0 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 10 0 15 10 20 30 35 55 45 25 15 30 35
TEMPERATURE 85 71 67 65 64 64 81 86 84 71 65 63 62 62 78 83 82
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 87 61 84
WIND DIR SW N NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NE NE E E W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 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
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) 11.9 11.4 11.9 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 20 15 15 15 20 50 60 50 50 40 30 35 25 40
TEMPERATURE 82 70 65 63 61 65 80 85 83 72 65 62 61 64 77 81 80
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 87 61 83
WIND DIR W NW E NE NE NE E E W NW NW NW N W S SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
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) 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 20 25 20 10 25 45 60 50 50 45 35 35 30 35
TEMPERATURE 74 67 68 68 68 68 74 77 75 67 66 67 66 66 70 74 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 79 64 75
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NE NE NE S NW N N N N S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 6 5 6 5 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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
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) 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN