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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
308 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/14/24                      THURSDAY 08/15/24
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        OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   55   25   25   15   10   45   40   40   25   15   15   20   20   35   50   55
TEMPERATURE        53   52   49   49   49   51   56   56   56   53   51   51   51   53   57   56   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           48                  58                  50                  58
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NE    E   NE   NE    N    N    N   NW    W   SW   SW   NW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    2    1    2    2    3    4    4    4    2    2    3    3    4    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 10.0 10.0  9.9  9.8  9.7  9.8 10.0  9.9  9.9  9.8  9.7  9.8  9.8  9.8 10.0  9.9


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/14/24                      THURSDAY 08/15/24
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   75   80   60   40   35   40   30   50   30   35   40   35   30   35   45
TEMPERATURE        55   53   52   51   51   52   55   59   60   56   54   53   52   53   58   61   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  62                  51                  63
WIND DIR            W    W    S    S   SE   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW    N   NE    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    4    3    1    1    4    6    6    5    2    2    1    1    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10
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        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/14/24                      THURSDAY 08/15/24
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   75   75   80   70   40   25   25   40   40   45   60   50   30   30   50
TEMPERATURE        57   53   50   50   50   50   57   66   65   58   53   52   51   51   59   66   63
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  67                  50                  67
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    5    5    4    3    3    5    5    5    4    3    3    3    4    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.6 10.8


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/14/24                      THURSDAY 08/15/24
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        BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   60   65   70   75   60   30   30   25   50   40   55   55   55   40   45   55
TEMPERATURE        59   55   51   51   51   50   57   65   66   58   53   52   51   51   59   65   65
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  67                  49                  67
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    3    3    2    2    2    3    4    4    3    1    1    1    2    3    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   10    5    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.9  9.9 10.2 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.5


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/14/24                      THURSDAY 08/15/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   50   55   65   60   35   15   15   30   45   30   40   50   40   35   40   50
TEMPERATURE        59   54   48   47   46   47   58   66   67   60   51   49   48   49   59   63   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  67                  46                  65
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    6    8    6    6    5    4    6    6    6    5    5    5    6    6    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05
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        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.8  9.8  9.7  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.8 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.0  9.7  9.9  9.9 10.1 10.8 10.9


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/14/24                      THURSDAY 08/15/24
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        BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   35   40   35   20   25   35   45   50   25   30   35   35   35   55   65
TEMPERATURE        51   48   46   46   46   47   51   56   58   52   50   48   48   48   52   54   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  58                  46                  56
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW    W   NW   NW    N   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    4    4    3    2    4    6    6    5    3    3    3    2    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
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        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.8  9.8  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.7 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.3  9.9 10.0  9.9 10.0 10.5 10.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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