Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 221111
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
310 AM PST WED JAN 22 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/22/25 THURSDAY 01/23/25
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 BK SC SC BK SC SC FW FW BK OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 65 45 50 60 45 30 15 25 55 70 80 75 55 60 65
TEMPERATURE 24 24 29 32 31 31 31 31 30 29 32 33 31 29 26 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 28 34 23
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.6 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.2 1.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/22/25 THURSDAY 01/23/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 40 60 55 50 40 30 35 55 80 80 85 70 50 45 60
TEMPERATURE 21 22 27 33 33 31 31 29 29 29 31 33 31 29 29 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 34 23
WIND DIR NE E SW SW S S S S S S SW W W W NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 30 30 50 50 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.3 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.6 0.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/22/25 THURSDAY 01/23/25
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 SC BK SC BK SC SC FW SC SC BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 30 35 50 35 55 40 30 20 45 40 60 75 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 19 19 24 31 30 25 24 23 22 23 28 33 31 28 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 21 35 22
WIND DIR S E NE NE E E E E E SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.6 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.6
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/22/25 THURSDAY 01/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 25 35 25 40 45 35 10 30 35 55 65 55 65 65
TEMPERATURE 20 20 26 33 32 27 25 24 23 24 30 37 34 29 28 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 23 38 24
WIND DIR NE E SE SE E SE SE E E E NW W NW NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S 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 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 0.9 2.1 2.5 2.4 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/22/25 THURSDAY 01/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 30 35 40 35 20 30 55 45 50 55 55 40 50
TEMPERATURE 17 18 25 33 32 25 24 23 23 24 30 35 34 27 25 24 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 22 37 19
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E W W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.1 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.2
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/22/25 THURSDAY 01/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 15 15 35 40 40 45 30 40 50 45 55 65 55 45 55
TEMPERATURE 23 24 29 35 35 30 31 31 31 31 34 37 35 30 28 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 39 21
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE SW N W W W W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 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 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.9 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN