Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 012138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2026
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 35 40 30 55 65 60 55 70 70 55 70 45 25 20 5
TEMPERATURE 51 47 47 47 47 46 52 52 50 46 46 44 44 43 52 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 54 42 57
WIND DIR N SW SW SW SW SW N SW N E SE SE SE SE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 0 1 3 3 4 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 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 9.1 8.7 9.1 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.8 9.2 9.7 9.4 9.6
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 75 85 75 70 90 80 80 70 75 80 50 30 20 20
TEMPERATURE 51 48 49 50 49 49 49 51 51 48 47 46 46 44 55 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 53 44 63
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S W NE E E E E E SW W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 5 8 9 10 1 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 10 10 10 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.0 9.4 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.3 9.0 9.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 40 25 35 45 35 30 45 60 70 50 55 30 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 48 47 46 56 60 58 50 48 45 45 44 58 66 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 61 44 67
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W S E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 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) 10.4 9.9 9.5 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW SC FW FW BK BK SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 45 30 20 45 25 20 55 55 40 30 40 20 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 63 55 50 49 47 47 57 62 61 51 48 46 45 46 60 68 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 63 45 69
WIND DIR S N N N N N W W W N N E E E E SE E
WIND (MPH) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 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) 10.3 9.8 9.5 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.7 9.9 9.0 9.3 9.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 55 25 15 5 20 20 25 45 35 30 30 15 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 62 54 48 46 44 44 55 60 60 50 46 44 43 43 57 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 62 42 66
WIND DIR W SW W W W W W W W W E E E E E SE E
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 8 5 3 3 4 6 8 5 4 4
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) 10.3 10.0 9.6 9.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.0 9.5 9.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV BK FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 15 10 5 25 20 35 45 40 40 40 20 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 57 51 49 48 47 46 52 55 54 47 45 47 48 47 56 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 57 45 63
WIND DIR SW N W W W W W W W N NE NE NE E E S S
WIND (MPH) 2 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 3 1 3 3 5 6 2 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 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) 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.5 9.2 9.6 9.7 9.5 8.9 8.8 9.2 9.2 8.9 10.3 9.4 9.6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN