Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
851 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/11/24                         MONDAY 08/12/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              50   45   60   60   55   65   70   65   60   55   70   65   60   60   70
TEMPERATURE                  59   59   58   55   53   52   52   52   54   54   54   52   51   51   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  50                  54                  49
WIND DIR                     SW    W    N   NE    E    E   NE    N    N    N   NW    N    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)                    3    2    3    1    3    2    2    1    2    2    2    1    0    1    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
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)           10.6 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.2  9.9  9.7  9.7  9.5  9.6  9.7  9.8 10.0  9.7  9.7


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/11/24                         MONDAY 08/12/24
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   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              40   35   45   60   50   75   75   85   80   75   75   85   80   80   75
TEMPERATURE                  62   64   63   58   56   56   55   54   54   55   56   53   53   52   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  53                  57                  49
WIND DIR                      N    S   SW    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S    W
WIND (MPH)                    2    2    5    4    5    2    2    3    3    4    3    3    3    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    5   20   20   20    5   10   20   20   30   30   20   20   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                        T    T    R              R    R    R    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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)           10.1 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/11/24                         MONDAY 08/12/24
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   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              35   65   50   65   60   65   80   70   50   50   45   50   60   75   80
TEMPERATURE                  65   70   69   60   55   53   52   51   56   62   62   55   50   50   48
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  51                  63                  47
WIND DIR                     SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    6    9    6    5    4    4    4    4    6    8    9    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    5   10   20   20   20   20   10   10   30   30   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                             T    R    R    R              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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)           10.4 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.0  9.9 10.3 10.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/11/24                         MONDAY 08/12/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   65   55   65   65   65   75   60   25   20   35   60   70   85   75
TEMPERATURE                  65   70   69   60   54   53   51   50   56   63   63   56   51   50   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  49                  64                  47
WIND DIR                     SW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    4    5    6    3    4    4    4    4    5    6    6    5    5    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    5   10   10    5   10   10   10   10   10   20   20   30   30    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)           10.4 10.8 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.0  9.6  9.7  9.4  9.6  9.9  9.7


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/11/24                         MONDAY 08/12/24
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   SC   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   30   35   85   55   55   65   35   25   25   25   50   60   60   60
TEMPERATURE                  65   70   69   60   53   50   48   48   57   62   63   55   47   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  46                  64                  44
WIND DIR                      W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    6   10    9    6    5    5    6    8    8   10   11   10   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    5   10    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10    5    5    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      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)           10.6 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.0  9.7  9.0  9.0  9.6  9.7  9.3  9.5  9.3


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/11/24                         MONDAY 08/12/24
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   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   50   70   75   55   45   40   30   30   35   50   70   75   80   60
TEMPERATURE                  58   61   60   53   51   50   48   46   50   54   54   49   46   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  46                  55                  43
WIND DIR                     SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    4   10    8    4    4    4    3    3    8   10   11    8    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5   10   10    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      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)           10.8 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.2  9.9  9.4  8.9  9.0  9.4  9.5  9.3  9.4  9.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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