Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/24/25                         MONDAY 08/25/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   20   25   20   10   10   10   30   20   35   20   25   20   20   10   15   15
TEMPERATURE        64   64   73   76   74   67   65   64   63   63   72   74   72   65   63   62   61
MAX/MIN TEMP                           76                  61                  74                  59
WIND DIR           SE    E    E   NE   NE   NE    E   SE    S    S    N    N   NW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    5    2    2    2    1    4    4    5    5    2    2    2    2    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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) 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.4 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/24/25                         MONDAY 08/25/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   30   25   20   20   10   10   15   10   20   10   15   20   25   20   20   20
TEMPERATURE        66   68   77   80   80   71   69   68   67   68   76   79   79   70   66   66   65
MAX/MIN TEMP                           82                  65                  81                  63
WIND DIR            E    E    S    W    W   NW    E    E   SE    E    W    W    W    W    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)         10    8    2    4    5    3    8    8    8    6    2    4    5    2    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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) 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/24/25                         MONDAY 08/25/25
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   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   40   45   30   25   25   10   20   20   25   35   35   45   50   55   55
TEMPERATURE        64   64   79   86   85   74   68   66   64   65   80   86   84   73   67   65   63
MAX/MIN TEMP                           87                  63                  87                  62
WIND DIR            E    E    E   NE    W   SW    S   SE    E    E   SE    W    W    W   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          4    3    2    3    4    2    3    3    3    3    2    3    4    3    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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) 11.7 11.6 11.8 12.1 12.0 11.8 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 11.9 11.8


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/24/25                         MONDAY 08/25/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   45   45   35   30   20   10    5   10   20   20   35   40   45   45   50   45
TEMPERATURE        65   65   81   88   87   75   69   66   64   64   80   85   85   73   67   64   63
MAX/MIN TEMP                           89                  63                  87                  62
WIND DIR            E    E   SE    S   NW    N   NE    E    E    E   SW    W   NW   NW   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          3    3    2    3    3    1    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    1    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    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) 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.0 11.9


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/24/25                         MONDAY 08/25/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   65   65   45   35   50   30   20   30   40   45   55   65   65   65   50   60
TEMPERATURE        61   65   78   83   83   74   66   63   62   65   78   82   81   72   66   63   61
MAX/MIN TEMP                           85                  62                  84                  61
WIND DIR            E    E    E   SW    W    W    E   SE   SE    E   SE    W   NW   NW   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)          3    3    3    3    4    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    4    2    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    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) 12.0 11.8 11.8 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.3 12.1


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 08/24/25                         MONDAY 08/25/25
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   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   70   65   65   60   50   30   20   35   35   45   65   65   65   60   50   55
TEMPERATURE        64   65   71   76   76   68   66   66   65   65   71   74   74   66   65   65   64
MAX/MIN TEMP                           78                  63                  77                  62
WIND DIR           NE   NE    E    W    W    N    N    N   NW   NE   SW    W    W   NW    N   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          6    5    1    3    4    2    4    4    4    3    2    4    4    2    3    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    0    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 12.0 11.8 11.6 12.0 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.3 12.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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