Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 082134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT WED OCT 8 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 SC SC OV OV BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 35 45 75 75 65 65 70 85 65 80 90 90 90 90 70
TEMPERATURE 39 36 36 36 37 37 41 45 46 43 42 42 41 39 42 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 47 39 45
WIND DIR SW E SE SE S S SE S SE SW S S S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 60 20 30 10 20 20 50 50 90 90 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.10 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.08 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.3 5.6 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 40 50 70 55 45 40 50 55 55 60 80 85 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 46 43 43 45 45 44 48 54 55 49 48 49 47 44 44 45 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 56 43 48
WIND DIR S SE E SE E SE SW W NW E E NE SE SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 9 10 9 8 4 4 3 2 6 6 5 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 10 20 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 60 60 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.22
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) 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.6 6.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 50 70 80 75 50 60 65 80 70 80 85 85 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 51 44 45 45 44 42 50 58 58 52 48 47 45 42 46 49 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 60 42 51
WIND DIR SW S E E E SE N E SW E W NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 40 40 50 20 10 20 20 30 30 70 70 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.12
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) 7.8 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 50 75 90 80 80 75 80 85 80 80 85 85 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 52 44 43 44 43 42 50 58 58 52 47 45 43 42 46 50 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 42 52
WIND DIR NW N E E E E NE S N E NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 30 40 60 30 10 20 20 40 40 70 70 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.04 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.3 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.0 7.2 7.1 6.7
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 70 85 85 85 75 70 75 70 75 80 85 80 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 51 44 42 42 41 40 46 53 55 49 44 42 41 39 45 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 55 39 49
WIND DIR W SW SE E S NE SE E SE NE NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 60 30 30 20 40 40 50 50 70 70 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.16 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03
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) 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 85 90 95 90 80 85 70 80 85 90 90 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 44 40 42 43 41 40 42 47 48 45 46 45 42 40 40 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 49 40 43
WIND DIR W W NW NE NE N NE E NE NE NE N W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 60 70 50 40 30 40 40 60 60 80 80 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.34 0.47 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.06
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 7.3 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN