Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 182134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
134 PM PST TUE NOV 18 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 15 15 40 65 55 60 85 85 85 80 75 70 60 60 60
TEMPERATURE 30 28 26 28 28 28 34 38 35 34 34 34 33 33 35 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 39 32 39
WIND DIR N N E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 9 8 14 14 13 12 12 10 5 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 50 50 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW CL SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 50 25 15 0 30 40 40 55 70 75 70 75 80 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 30 30 30 28 29 29 34 38 36 33 33 33 32 33 35 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 40 31 39
WIND DIR NW N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 1 2 5 8 8 8 8 9 9 12 10 10 10 6 6 6 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.4 5.0 5.1
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 40 25 10 25 20 25 50 70 80 75 70 65 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 31 30 29 28 28 27 32 36 34 31 31 31 29 29 34 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 36 29 39
WIND DIR W W E E E E E E E E E E E E SE W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 3 6 9 11 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 5 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.3 5.3 5.4
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW CL FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 35 15 5 15 20 20 45 70 70 70 75 65 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 34 32 31 30 29 29 35 40 38 34 32 32 31 31 37 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 41 31 43
WIND DIR NW N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 1 2 10 13 17 18 17 16 12 10 6 4 4 3 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.4 5.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 15 15 10 30 25 30 50 75 75 80 75 70 60 60 40
TEMPERATURE 32 29 27 27 27 27 32 35 34 29 28 29 28 29 34 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 36 27 39
WIND DIR W NW E E E E E E E E SE E E SE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 10 12 13 13 12 10 8 5 5 6 5 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 50 50 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.6 5.6
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 15 15 10 10 35 35 65 85 75 80 75 75 70 70 50
TEMPERATURE 28 26 26 28 27 27 31 36 33 30 31 32 30 31 33 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 37 29 37
WIND DIR W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N W W NW SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 6 11 13 13 10 6 9 9 8 6 8 6 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 50 60 60 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.04 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN