Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
243 PM PDT WED AUG 14 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/15/24                       FRIDAY 08/16/24
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   25   15   15   15   35   45   65   70   75   55   55   60   65   70   70   65
TEMPERATURE        57   53   52   51   51   52   56   55   56   53   51   50   50   50   52   52   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  57                  49                  54
WIND DIR            N   NE   SE   SE    E   SW    N    N   NW   NW   SW   SW   SW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    2    3    3    3    2    4    4    4    4    3    3    3    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    5   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.9  9.9  9.9  9.7  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.3  9.2  9.1  9.1  9.2  9.2


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/15/24                       FRIDAY 08/16/24
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        FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   35   30   20   35   30   40   65   60   90   80   80   80   75   75   70   60
TEMPERATURE        63   57   54   53   52   53   58   60   60   56   53   53   52   51   53   55   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  61                  51                  57
WIND DIR            W   SW    S    S    N    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    3    2    2    0    3    6    9    8    6    4    3    3    3    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   20   20   20   20   10   10   30   30   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R              R    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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.1  9.9  9.8


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/15/24                       FRIDAY 08/16/24
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        FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   35   45   50   70   70   65   50   60   75   80   80   90   80   65   50   40
TEMPERATURE        66   58   54   52   52   51   58   62   62   57   52   52   51   50   53   60   60
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  63                  49                  61
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    3    3    4    5    6    6    6    8    6    6    4    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   30   30   20
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R              R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.0  9.8


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/15/24                       FRIDAY 08/16/24
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        FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   40   40   55   65   60   60   65   70   85   80   90   80   70   65   50   35
TEMPERATURE        69   62   54   52   51   51   58   63   63   58   53   52   50   50   54   63   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  64                  49                  65
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    3    1    1    2    3    5    5    5    3    3    3    2    3    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   30   30   20   20    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.0 10.0  9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.0  9.8  9.7  9.6  9.6


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/15/24                       FRIDAY 08/16/24
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        FW   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   25   25   45   65   65   60   60   60   85   75   80   75   60   35   25   15
TEMPERATURE        67   60   52   50   49   49   57   60   59   55   50   48   47   47   54   61   63
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  61                  46                  63
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    5    5    6    6    8    9    8    8    8    8    6    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5   10   30   20   20    5    5    0    0    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 10.6 10.1  9.8  9.8  9.7 10.1 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.0  9.7  9.5  9.6  9.8


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/15/24                       FRIDAY 08/16/24
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   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   45   25   35   40   25   60   75   75   75   70   75   70   60   45   40   35
TEMPERATURE        58   52   50   49   48   48   51   53   53   50   48   47   46   46   48   53   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  54                  45                  55
WIND DIR           NW    N    N   NW    N    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    3    2    2    3    5    8    8    6    6    4    3    3    5    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                            R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.0  9.8  9.9 10.0 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1  9.7  9.5  9.3  9.3  9.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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