Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 281155
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
355 AM PST FRI FEB 28 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 30 25 30 25 30 35 45 45 75 60 65 65 70 75 70
TEMPERATURE 33 33 39 42 41 36 37 38 36 36 42 44 42 36 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 46 31
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW S S S S S S NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 8 6 5 3 4 6 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.5
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 45 50 30 35 30 25 25 30 45 40 45 45 55 65 65
TEMPERATURE 36 35 41 44 44 38 37 37 38 38 44 48 47 40 37 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 50 33
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S SE S S SW S SE E N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 10 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 15 15 20 20 15 20 30 30 20 30 40 45 55 60 65
TEMPERATURE 32 32 39 44 44 36 34 32 32 32 40 44 44 36 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 31 46 30
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW E E E E E E E E E NE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 10 5 5 15 15 10 30 25 20 25 30 40 60 65 70
TEMPERATURE 32 32 42 48 48 40 36 34 34 34 43 48 48 39 35 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 33 51 33
WIND DIR E SE SE S S E E E E E SE SE E E E N NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 15 25 25 45 60 60 70
TEMPERATURE 32 32 42 46 46 38 34 33 33 33 43 46 45 37 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 32 48 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SE E S W E W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 35 30 30 40 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 36 35 43 46 45 40 40 40 39 39 45 47 45 37 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 37 49 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SE S SW W N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN