Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
869 FWUS46 KSEW 161428 AVGSEW AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 728 AM PDT FRI AUG 16 2024 ...HURRICANE RIDGE... DATE FRIDAY 08/16/24 SATURDAY 08/17/24 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 FW SC BK OV OV SC FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 20 40 65 75 75 35 15 20 15 35 40 85 85 90 90 70 TEMPERATURE 50 54 53 53 51 49 49 48 52 59 61 61 56 54 53 53 MAX/MIN TEMP 54 47 63 51 WIND DIR S W N NW SE SE SE E SE NE N NW SW S SW SW WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 80 80 90 90 50 PRECIP TYPE R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.38 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) 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.4 ...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA... DATE FRIDAY 08/16/24 SATURDAY 08/17/24 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 SC FW FW CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 65 60 50 30 25 15 5 5 15 60 60 80 80 80 TEMPERATURE 51 54 56 57 54 52 51 51 55 65 71 71 64 60 56 54 MAX/MIN TEMP 58 50 73 52 WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SE SE E SE SW NW N SW S SW WIND (MPH) 1 4 5 5 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 4 4 8 5 4 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 70 70 70 PRECIP TYPE R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.17 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) 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.1 ...STEVENS PASS... DATE FRIDAY 08/16/24 SATURDAY 08/17/24 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 SC SC SC BK FW CL FW FW FW FW OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 45 35 55 20 5 10 10 15 20 85 85 90 90 80 TEMPERATURE 50 55 61 61 56 50 50 50 52 67 75 73 64 57 55 53 MAX/MIN TEMP 62 49 76 51 WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW E E E E E E E W W W WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 80 80 80 80 40 PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.15 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 10.2 10.3 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.7 10.2 10.4 11.2 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.2 ...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)... DATE FRIDAY 08/16/24 SATURDAY 08/17/24 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 SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 40 30 25 5 5 5 5 25 25 90 90 90 90 75 TEMPERATURE 50 56 63 65 58 51 49 50 52 69 79 78 63 57 54 54 MAX/MIN TEMP 65 48 80 51 WIND DIR NW NW W W NW N NE E E SE SE SE NW W W W WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 20 90 90 80 80 30 PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.22 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) 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.6 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.0 ...WHITE PASS... DATE FRIDAY 08/16/24 SATURDAY 08/17/24 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 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 65 25 15 20 20 5 5 5 5 50 50 90 90 80 70 70 TEMPERATURE 48 54 61 63 57 50 48 48 52 66 72 72 61 53 51 50 MAX/MIN TEMP 63 47 74 48 WIND DIR W W W W W W E E E E E E SW W W W WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 5 3 2 2 4 5 9 10 6 5 6 6 6 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 30 30 90 90 60 60 20 PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.11 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) 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.9 10.2 10.4 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.3 ...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ... DATE FRIDAY 08/16/24 SATURDAY 08/17/24 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 SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 45 50 45 10 15 15 10 50 50 90 95 90 80 75 TEMPERATURE 44 48 52 54 50 48 49 50 52 61 65 65 54 52 51 49 MAX/MIN TEMP 55 47 67 47 WIND DIR SW SW W W NW N N N E E E SE W NW W SW WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 5 2 1 2 3 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 30 90 90 70 70 30 PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.40 0.19 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) 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.4 $$ --- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- CODE TYPE T THUNDERSTORMS R RAIN S SNOW I SLEET Z FREEZING RAIN