Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 AM PDT SAT JUL 20 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SATURDAY 07/20/24                       SUNDAY 07/21/24
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    0    5    5   10   10    5   25   45   70   55   25   10    5    5   10
TEMPERATURE        55   60   65   68   69   66   61   61   61   65   68   68   67   62   58   55   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           73                  60                  71                  52
WIND DIR            E   SW    N    N   NE    E    E    E    S    N    W   NE   NE    N    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    2    4    5    4    4    5    5    5    3    6    8    5    4    2    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10    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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4  9.4  9.6  9.9 10.3 10.4 10.9 11.9 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.6


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SATURDAY 07/20/24                       SUNDAY 07/21/24
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    5   15   25   65   40   15   10   10
TEMPERATURE        57   62   72   77   79   73   67   67   66   69   76   78   76   68   62   59   57
MAX/MIN TEMP                           79                  65                  81                  56
WIND DIR            E   SW    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW    W    W   NW   SE   SW   SE    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    6    6    6    4    5    4    6    4    6   11    8   13    4    6    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7 10.0 10.2 10.5 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.5 13.0 13.1 12.9 12.8 12.7


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SATURDAY 07/20/24                       SUNDAY 07/21/24
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    5   10   35   55   35   30   30   35
TEMPERATURE        55   60   76   84   86   79   68   65   64   67   82   84   81   71   62   58   57
MAX/MIN TEMP                           88                  64                  91                  56
WIND DIR           SE    S    W    W    W    S   SE    E    E   NE    W    W   NW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    3    5    6    5    3    5    5    5    4    6   11    6    8    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10   10   10
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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 10.0 10.3 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.3 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.6 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 07/20/24                       SUNDAY 07/21/24
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0   10   20   50   50   25   25   25   30
TEMPERATURE        53   58   77   86   88   78   66   63   62   63   80   83   80   68   59   57   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           88                  61                  89                  52
WIND DIR            N    S    S   NW   NW    N    E    E    E   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    5    5    6    8    8    5    4    9    9   12    6   11    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   20   20    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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.8  9.8  9.9 10.8 11.2 11.2 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.8


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SATURDAY 07/20/24                       SUNDAY 07/21/24
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    5    5   40   50   40   30   25   25   20
TEMPERATURE        52   60   76   83   85   78   66   62   62   67   80   81   81   69   59   54   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           85                  61                  88                  52
WIND DIR            E    E    W    W   NW    N    E    E    E    E   NE   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    5    5    4    6    5    6    9    6   10    8    8    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.9 10.7 11.5 11.7 12.2 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.8


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 07/20/24                       SUNDAY 07/21/24
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   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    5    5   10    5    5   15   10   50   65   40   25   25   20   25
TEMPERATURE        55   58   67   74   76   70   66   66   66   66   70   71   71   61   57   56   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           76                  64                  76                  52
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW    E   NE    W    W    N
WIND (MPH)          3    2    5    6    5    6    9    8    9    8    6   12    4    5    4    5    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     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                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.8 10.4 11.1 11.3 11.9 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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