Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
240 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/14/25                       SUNDAY 06/15/25
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        OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   FW   BK   OV   OV   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   60   30   25   30   25   50   70   75   55   20   15   20   15   15   25   20
TEMPERATURE        44   43   38   37   37   41   45   46   47   44   39   38   36   42   49   52   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  48                  36                  53
WIND DIR            N    W    W    S   SE   SW    N    N   NW   NW    W    W   SW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         10   10    8    6    3    3    8    8   11   11    9   10    4    4    9    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  6.6  6.3  6.2  6.1  6.0  6.0  6.7  6.9  6.9  6.8  6.5  6.0  6.0  5.9  6.4  7.2  7.6


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/14/25                       SUNDAY 06/15/25
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        OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   65   60   50   40   50   70   55   55   65   40   35   30   15   10   20   20
TEMPERATURE        47   46   42   41   40   43   47   51   53   49   44   42   40   46   53   58   60
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  53                  40                  60
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW   SW    W   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NE    E   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   10    5    3    1    3    6    9   14   10    4    3    3    2    8    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10    5    5    5    5   10   10    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.9  6.8  6.6  6.5  6.3  6.4  6.9  7.2  7.3  7.1  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.3  6.9  7.5  7.7


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/14/25                       SUNDAY 06/15/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   75   75   75   80   70   45   30   35   45   35   35   35   15    5    5   15
TEMPERATURE        53   49   44   42   41   42   51   58   58   52   44   42   40   45   59   66   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  59                  40                  66
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10    9    8    6    4    4    4    5    9    8    4    4    3    3    3    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    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)  6.9  6.8  6.5  6.3  6.1  6.3  6.9  7.1  7.1  6.9  6.6  6.3  6.4  6.4  7.3  8.2  8.5


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/14/25                       SUNDAY 06/15/25
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        BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   60   60   70   65   45   20   20   25   20   20   30   20    5    5   20
TEMPERATURE        55   50   44   42   41   41   51   59   61   54   44   41   39   45   60   66   67
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  61                  39                  67
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    6    4    3    2    3    3    5    6    5    2    2    1    2    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  6.7  6.6  6.4  6.2  6.0  6.1  6.5  6.7  6.9  6.7  6.3  6.1  6.2  6.3  7.0  8.0  8.3


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/14/25                       SUNDAY 06/15/25
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        SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   40   50   70   65   35   10    5    5   15   20   20   20   10    5   10   30
TEMPERATURE        56   50   41   38   36   40   51   58   59   53   43   39   37   46   59   65   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  60                  37                  66
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   13    9    8    5    5    5    6   11    9    6    5    3    3    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    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)  7.1  6.9  6.6  6.2  5.8  6.2  6.8  7.4  7.6  7.4  7.2  6.8  6.8  6.9  7.7  8.6  9.0


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 06/14/25                       SUNDAY 06/15/25
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   50   45   50   45   35   30   35   15   25   20   15   20   10    5   10   25
TEMPERATURE        47   43   38   36   34   38   45   50   52   47   41   39   37   43   53   57   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  52                  37                  59
WIND DIR            W    W   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         17   16    9    6    2    2    6    9   14   11    6    5    2    2    5    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    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)  7.2  7.1  6.5  6.1  5.7  6.6  7.3  7.6  7.6  7.2  6.7  6.4  6.5  6.7  7.4  8.2  8.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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