Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
240 AM PDT TUE JUN 25 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/25/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/26/24
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        BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   35   40   40   50   50   80   75   85   80   85   85   65   65   75   75   80
TEMPERATURE        42   47   55   58   59   55   51   50   49   49   49   48   47   43   42   42   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  48                  51                  41
WIND DIR            E    E    N   NW   NW    W    W    S    S    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    3    4    4    4    4    6    5    4    6    6    5    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   30   30   50   50   70   70   50   50   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.08      0.02      0.09
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)  8.2  8.5  9.1  9.4  9.4  9.2  9.1  9.2  9.1  8.5  8.4  8.5  8.1  7.8  7.4  7.1  6.9


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/25/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/26/24
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        SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   40   20   15   25   40   35   55   60   70   85   80   95   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        44   50   60   66   67   63   56   55   55   56   56   55   52   46   45   45   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  54                  59                  42
WIND DIR            E    E    S    S   SW    W   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    6    5    4    6    5    2    6    6    5   11   11   10   10    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5   30   30   70   70  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.11      0.13      0.10
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)  7.5  8.0  8.5  9.2  9.7 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.6  9.3  9.0  8.8  8.3  7.9  7.4  7.1


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/25/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/26/24
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   CL   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    0   15   20   30   60   65   65   65   70   80   80   85   85
TEMPERATURE        46   53   66   72   74   68   58   55   53   56   59   59   58   51   47   47   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           74                  53                  63                  44
WIND DIR            E    E    E   SE   SW    W    W    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    3    6    5    4    4    3    4    3    5    8    9    9   10    9    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0   50   50   50   50   60   60   70   70   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.03      0.06
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)  8.4  8.6  9.5 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.0  9.8  9.5  9.5  9.4  9.1  8.4  7.8  7.4  7.0


...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/25/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/26/24
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   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    0    5    0   10   10   20   55   60   65   65   80   80   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        44   52   69   76   78   70   57   54   52   53   61   63   60   51   48   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           78                  51                  65                  44
WIND DIR           NE   SE   SE   SE    W    W    W    N    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    5    5    3    3    2    4    2    3    6    8    6    5    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0   40   40   50   50   70   70   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.08      0.11
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)  8.4  8.6  9.1 10.0 10.5 10.5 10.2  9.9  9.5  9.3  9.2  9.3  8.8  8.2  7.6  7.2  6.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/25/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/26/24
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   FW   CL   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   10    5    5   25   55   55   55   55   65   75   80   75   75
TEMPERATURE        45   54   65   72   74   68   56   52   51   54   58   59   57   50   46   44   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           74                  50                  62                  42
WIND DIR            E    E    E   SW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    5    8    6    4    5    6    9   12   13   13   13   13   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     32        29
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0   40   40   30   30   50   50   60   60   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02      0.06
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)  8.7  8.8  9.7 10.3 10.3 10.0  9.7  9.5  9.7  9.8  9.3  9.4  8.9  8.3  7.7  7.3  6.9


...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...

DATE                    TUESDAY 06/25/24                        WEDNESDAY 06/26/24
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5    0    0   10   10   15   25   65   65   55   55   70   80   75   80   85
TEMPERATURE        45   50   58   64   66   61   54   52   52   51   50   51   49   43   42   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           67                  50                  54                  38
WIND DIR           NE    E    N   SW    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    3    0    4    8    6    3    8   11    6   13   14   14   14   12   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0   30   30   30   30   50   50   70   70   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.06      0.19
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  8.8  9.2  9.8  9.8  9.7  9.5  9.4  9.3  9.3  9.0  9.2  8.7  8.2  7.6  7.2  6.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN