Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 311524
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
824 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 15 20 15 15 20 25 15 20 15 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 61 64 63 57 54 53 52 53 60 61 61 55 54 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 51 63 51
WIND DIR NE N N SE S S S S N N N W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 10.7 11.0 11.0 10.6 9.9 9.6 9.3 9.1 9.5 9.9 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.7 11.0
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 50 35 25 30 20 10 15 20 40 35 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 68 71 70 61 59 58 58 59 66 70 70 62 61 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 57 72 58
WIND DIR S W W S S S SE E W W W W E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 2 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T 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
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) 11.6 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.6 11.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 SC SC SC SC BK FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 45 40 30 60 20 15 30 55 55 40 40 20 15
TEMPERATURE 71 77 73 61 56 56 55 56 69 77 76 65 60 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 54 79 58
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W NW W NE E SE W W N NE E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 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) 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.4 12.3 12.2 12.1 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.8 12.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 45 30 30 40 35 20 25 45 50 35 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 72 77 75 64 58 56 54 54 68 75 74 63 58 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 53 76 55
WIND DIR SW W W NW N N N N W W W NW NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 10 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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
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) 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.1 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.7 11.4 11.6 11.9 12.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 50 40 35 35 25 25 35 55 55 45 30 20 20
TEMPERATURE 71 75 73 63 55 53 52 55 69 74 74 63 57 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 51 76 55
WIND DIR E W W W W W W N E S W W NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 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
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) 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.2 11.0 11.1 11.5 11.4 12.0 12.0 12.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 50 45 35 35 30 20 20 60 50 50 30 25 20
TEMPERATURE 64 66 63 56 55 56 54 55 62 65 65 58 58 59 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 53 67 56
WIND DIR E SW W NW NW NW NW E S SW SW N E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 4 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 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
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) 11.5 11.4 11.0 10.6 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.5 11.4 11.9 11.9 12.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN