Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 092134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC OV BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 70 60 80 85 65 70 75 75 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 46 44 45 45 44 42 43 43 42 38 37 37 37 37 40 41 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 46 37 43
WIND DIR SE SE E E SW S S SW SW SW S S S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 8 8 8 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 30 50 80 40 40 60 60 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02
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) 8.4 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.2 7.3 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 45 60 65 75 90 80 100 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 56 51 52 52 52 48 47 47 45 42 42 41 40 40 38 39 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 52 37 41
WIND DIR N SE E E E S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 10 10 9 5 4 5 5 5 8 6 8 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 10 50 30 70 100 100 90 90 90 90 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.15 0.08 0.15 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.0 7.1 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 45 75 85 85 75 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 59 53 50 50 48 44 47 51 48 41 40 40 39 38 39 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 37 41
WIND DIR E E E E E SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 20 50 20 80 80 80 90 90 70 70 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.08 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.9 6.8 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.0 5.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 50 70 85 85 70 90 85 85 90 90 85 85 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 47 44 42 47 51 49 44 41 41 40 39 41 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 38 44
WIND DIR E E E E W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 30 50 30 90 80 80 90 90 70 70 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.08 0.09 0.15 0.21
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) 8.5 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.5 7.8 7.4 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 75 70 90 90 65 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 85 85 95
TEMPERATURE 57 50 47 45 42 40 45 48 46 40 39 37 36 36 38 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 51 35 40
WIND DIR SE E E E SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 6 6 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 30 40 50 80 80 80 70 70 60 60 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.08
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) 8.5 9.1 9.2 9.2 8.8 8.1 7.5 7.1 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 90 80 85 95 90 70 80 85 85 90 90 85 85 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 49 47 50 49 44 40 41 42 40 37 37 36 36 35 35 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 45 35 37
WIND DIR E NE NE E S W W W W W SW W SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 2 4 8 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 5 6 8 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 30 60 50 50 70 80 80 90 90 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15 0.13 0.10 0.11 0.31
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) 8.7 9.1 9.2 9.2 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN