Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   20    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        28   27   33   36   36   32   31   31   31   30   39   43   42   35   36   36   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  30                  44                  35
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE    N    N   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9   10    9    5    3    4    4    4    4    4    2    2    1    3    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    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)  2.9  3.1  3.5  3.7  3.5  3.4  3.5  3.6  3.3  3.1  3.8  4.6  5.3  5.4  5.3  5.7  5.6


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   10   10   10   15   10   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        31   30   35   39   40   35   33   33   33   31   40   47   45   38   37   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  31                  47                  35
WIND DIR            E   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         18   18   18   11    8   14   17   16   16   14    9    4    3    8   13   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    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)  2.7  3.1  4.0  4.2  4.1  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.2  4.4  5.3  5.9  5.6  5.4  5.7  5.5


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   55   25   15   10   10    5   10    5    5    0    5    5    5    5   10    5
TEMPERATURE        31   29   34   41   41   35   31   30   29   28   41   50   48   39   36   34   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  28                  50                  32
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         10   10   10    6    5    5    8    6    6    5    3    2    2    2    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 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  3.5  4.1  4.4  4.4  3.5  3.2  3.0  3.0  3.4  4.5  5.5  6.3  6.2  6.0  6.0  5.9


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

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   50   10   15    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        32   30   39   45   46   38   33   31   30   30   44   53   52   41   37   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  29                  54                  33
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          5    6    8    5    3    4    5    5    4    4    3    2    2    2    3    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   10   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S
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)  3.6  3.7  4.4  4.7  4.7  3.9  3.5  3.4  3.5  3.5  4.8  5.7  6.5  6.4  6.3  6.3  6.1


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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        OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   70   60   55   50   20   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        30   29   31   35   37   33   29   28   27   25   38   45   46   36   32   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  25                  47                  29
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE    N
WIND (MPH)          8   11   12    9    5    6    6    6    6    6    6    4    2    2    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   40   30    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.14      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.4       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.5                 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)  4.1  3.7  4.0  4.2  4.2  3.7  3.4  3.2  3.1  3.3  4.4  5.4  6.0  5.7  5.7  5.9  5.8


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

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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        OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   35   40   25   20   25   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   10   10    5   10
TEMPERATURE        30   28   32   35   36   32   32   32   32   30   38   43   42   36   36   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  30                  43                  33
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N
WIND (MPH)         11   13   13   10    8   11   14   12   12   10    5    3    2    4    8    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   10   20   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S         S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 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)  4.2  4.2  4.7  4.9  4.8  4.3  4.1  4.1  4.2  4.5  5.4  6.2  6.5  6.3  6.2  6.2  6.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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