Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
257 AM PDT THU JUN 27 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/27/24                       FRIDAY 06/28/24
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   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   95   85   70   35   15   10   15   15   15   50   70   65   80   85   75   65
TEMPERATURE        41   41   42   44   45   44   39   37   37   42   48   49   50   48   45   45   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  36                  51                  44
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N    N    N   NW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    8   10   11   10    8    6    4    4    3    5    5    5    4    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   20   20   10   10    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.01      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)  7.0  6.9  7.3  7.9  7.8  7.3  7.3  7.5  7.9  8.1  8.1  8.3  8.3  8.4  8.4  9.0  9.1


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/27/24                       FRIDAY 06/28/24
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   95   95   95   90   90   85   90   80   90   80   55   50   65   75   80   70
TEMPERATURE        43   42   42   43   43   42   42   42   43   43   48   54   56   54   49   49   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  42                  57                  47
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          6    9    9    8    5    4    3    2    1    1    3    5    6    4    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   60   60   90   90   60   30   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.13      0.26      0.14      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)  6.9  6.8  6.8  7.2  7.7  8.0  8.3  8.4  8.3  8.5  8.6  9.0  9.3  9.3  9.3  9.0  8.9


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/27/24                       FRIDAY 06/28/24
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100   90   95   90   85   95   80   85   80   70   45   45   55   75   85   80   65
TEMPERATURE        45   44   45   46   47   46   45   44   44   45   53   61   63   59   52   51   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  43                  63                  49
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    S   SE   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    9    8    8    6    5    4    3    3    3    4    3    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100   90   90   90   70   50   20   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.21      0.21      0.18      0.04      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  6.9  7.0  7.3  7.6  7.6  8.4  8.4  8.5  8.3  8.6  9.3  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.3  9.1


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/27/24                       FRIDAY 06/28/24
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   95   95   80   90   80   85   75   70   45   50   45   75   75   70   55
TEMPERATURE        45   44   48   50   50   49   47   45   45   45   56   64   66   60   53   50   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  44                  67                  48
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NE    E   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    5    4    4    3    2    2    2    4    3    3    1    1    1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   90   80   60   60   20   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.21      0.23      0.16      0.03      0.01      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  6.9  6.9  7.4  7.7  7.8  8.3  8.6  8.7  8.6  8.5  8.9  9.4  9.6  9.5  9.1  9.0


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/27/24                       FRIDAY 06/28/24
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   85   80   80   80   85   75   70   45   10   30   45   65   80   70   45   40
TEMPERATURE        42   42   43   46   48   46   44   42   41   44   56   62   63   59   52   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  40                  64                  46
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   SW    W    W    W    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         13   12   12   12   12   10    9    6    5    3    4    5    5    4    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)         29
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   40   70   70   30   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.10      0.11      0.04      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)  6.8  6.9  7.2  7.6  8.0  8.2  7.9  7.8  7.9  8.2  8.6  9.3  9.9  9.7  9.1  9.0  9.2


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/27/24                       FRIDAY 06/28/24
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   95   85   75   70   50   45   35   15   40   50   60   75   70   55   45
TEMPERATURE        39   37   37   39   41   40   39   38   37   39   48   53   55   51   48   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  36                  56                  44
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NE   NW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11   11   12   12   11    9    5    3    1    2    3    6    6    4    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   90   80   30   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    S    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.22      0.18      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      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)  6.8  7.1  7.3  7.6  8.1  8.1  7.8  7.7  7.7  8.1  8.5  9.0  9.5  9.5  9.0  9.0  9.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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