Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
243 AM PDT MON AUG 12 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/12/24                         TUESDAY 08/13/24
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        SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   55   65   75   70   65   70   75   60   75   65   65   50   40   35   40
TEMPERATURE        51   51   53   53   54   52   50   50   50   51   52   52   53   52   50   49   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           55                  49                  54                  48
WIND DIR           NE    N    N    N    N    N    E    N   NE   NW    N    N   NW    W    S    S    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    4    3    2    1    1    1    1    3    3    3    1    2    3    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.5  9.6  9.6  9.7  9.7  9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1  9.8  9.8  9.7  9.9  9.9


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/12/24                         TUESDAY 08/13/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   80   75   70   75   85   85   80   80   75   75   75   75   75   75   75   65
TEMPERATURE        54   53   54   56   56   53   53   52   51   51   51   53   54   52   52   52   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  50                  55                  50
WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W   SW    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          1    2    4    5    4    5    3    1    2    3    4    4    5    3    2    2    1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   20   20   10    5    5   20   20   10   10   10   10   10   10    5
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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0  9.9  9.8  9.8  9.8 10.0 10.0


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/12/24                         TUESDAY 08/13/24
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   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   60   30   20   45   55   80   90   85   65   50   50   70   70   70   70
TEMPERATURE        52   51   55   63   62   56   50   49   49   48   51   57   57   52   50   50   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  47                  58                  49
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    8    8    8    5    5    5    5    5    6    6    6    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5   10    5    5   10   10    5    5   10   10   10   10    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.1  9.7  9.5  9.4  9.2  9.2  9.3  9.4  9.5  9.7  9.6  9.9  9.9  9.7


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/12/24                         TUESDAY 08/13/24
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        BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   55   30   20   20   50   70   85   85   80   75   70   65   75   75   80   70
TEMPERATURE        50   50   57   64   64   57   51   50   48   46   51   57   59   54   51   51   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  46                  59                  49
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    3    4    6    6    5    4    4    4    4    4    5    5    4    4    4    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10   10    5    5   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.0  9.8  9.6  9.1  8.9  8.9  8.9  8.9  9.0  9.1  9.1  9.3  9.4  9.5  9.6  9.5


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/12/24                         TUESDAY 08/13/24
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        SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   35   20   30   30   70   65   70   75   70   40   25   30   50   55   55   50
TEMPERATURE        47   48   57   62   63   56   48   45   44   44   50   56   58   52   47   47   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  43                  59                  44
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    8    9   10    9    9    9    9    9    8    9    8    6    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    5    5   10   10    0    0    0
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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.8  9.6  9.3  9.0  9.1  9.0  8.8  8.6  9.0  9.1  9.2  9.2  9.4  9.6  9.5  9.5  9.4


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/12/24                         TUESDAY 08/13/24
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        SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   25   30   45   45   65   65   60   55   40   55   65   60   65   55   55   50
TEMPERATURE        47   47   51   55   55   49   46   45   45   43   45   48   50   47   46   46   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  42                  51                  44
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    2    5    8   10    6    4    4    5    5    6    6    4    2    1    1    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    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)  9.7  9.5  9.2  9.0  8.8  8.8  8.8  8.7  8.9  9.1  9.2  9.6  9.7  9.5  9.6  9.5  9.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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