Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 250210
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
710 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2024
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 05/25/24 SUNDAY 05/26/24
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 60 55 65 55 55 75 70 75 80 85 85 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 37 34 34 33 33 36 37 38 35 33 33 33 35 36 37 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 39 33 39
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 8 5 4 3 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 50 50 80 80 70 70 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.02
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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.9
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 05/25/24 SUNDAY 05/26/24
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 80 85 90 90 80 85 85 80 80 85 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 39 39 38 37 37 37 37 39 37 35 35 34 35 36 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 40 33 40
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 6 10 11 11 9 5 4 4 4 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 50 60 80 80 50 80 80 70 70 80 80 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.05 0.14 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.04
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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 05/25/24 SUNDAY 05/26/24
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 90 90 90 90 85 90 85 85 85 90 85 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 40 38 39 37 38 38 39 39 36 35 36 35 36 40 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 40 34 43
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 30 50 60 70 50 50 20 20 40 40 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.05 0.14 0.13 0.17 0.07 0.09 0.08
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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.5 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.5 5.2 6.0 6.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 05/25/24 SUNDAY 05/26/24
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 90 85 80 80 85 85 80 85 80 80 75 80 75
TEMPERATURE 42 40 38 37 37 39 41 42 39 36 35 35 37 42 45 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 43 35 47
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 30 50 70 60 60 60 60 20 20 40 40 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S R S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.13 0.12 0.08 0.05 0.07 0.05
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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.5
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 05/25/24 SUNDAY 05/26/24
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 BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 70 80 75 70 70 75 65
TEMPERATURE 40 37 35 33 33 36 38 39 36 33 33 33 35 41 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 32 46
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 11 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 6 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 30 40 50 30 20 30 30 5 5 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R R S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.03 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.3 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.9 6.0 6.9 7.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 05/25/24 SUNDAY 05/26/24
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 70 75 75 75 60 65 75 70 75 75 70 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 36 33 32 31 31 31 33 34 33 31 31 30 31 35 38 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 35 29 40
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 10 12 13 13 11 8 4 3 3 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 30 50 60 50 30 30 30 10 10 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.1
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.6 5.0 5.9 6.6 7.1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN