Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 040350
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
850 PM PDT FRI OCT 3 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 45 50 55 55 40 50 25 25 10 10 0 5 10
TEMPERATURE 43 42 42 41 44 46 45 41 39 39 37 38 44 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 47 37 50
WIND DIR W NW NW W NW NW N NE E E E SE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 5 10 10 20 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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) 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.9 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.8 5.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 70 75 65 60 45 45 30 30 15 10 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 44 43 43 41 44 46 46 42 41 39 38 37 45 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 48 36 53
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 10 13 14 13 8 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 50 30 30 40 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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) 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.4 5.3 4.5 4.0 3.6 4.5 5.3 5.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV OV BK OV OV BK SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 85 85 75 65 70 80 65 45 25 10 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 44 44 43 41 44 49 47 43 41 39 37 35 46 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 49 35 55
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 20 30 20 10 30 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 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 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 80 75 75 70 70 65 60 40 25 10 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 45 45 44 43 46 49 49 44 42 40 38 37 50 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 51 36 58
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 30 50 20 20 30 30 30 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.02 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) 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.5 6.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV OV BK SC BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 80 50 40 50 50 30 15 15 15 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 41 42 41 40 44 49 49 41 37 35 34 35 45 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 50 34 52
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW N NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 50 40 10 20 20 30 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.02 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) 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.7
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 OV SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 75 50 60 65 55 55 35 20 15 15 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 41 42 41 39 40 43 42 38 38 39 38 37 43 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 44 36 50
WIND DIR N W NW W SW SW SE N N NE NE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 50 60 20 30 50 40 40 10 10 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05 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) 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.5 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.1
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN