Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/11/25                         TUESDAY 08/12/25
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        58   60   69   73   75   69   64   63   61   65   73   77   75   66   59   58   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           76                  61                  78                  53
WIND DIR           NE   NE    E   NE    N    N   NE   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    6    8    8    5    6    6    5    2    6    6    5    4    5    5    5
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) 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.4 10.0  9.8


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/11/25                         TUESDAY 08/12/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25    5    5    5   10   10   10   10   10    0    5    5   10   10   10   15   30
TEMPERATURE        60   63   71   77   79   73   67   64   63   65   73   76   75   67   61   58   55
MAX/MIN TEMP                           80                  61                  78                  54
WIND DIR            W    E    N    N   NW    W    E    E    E    E    W    W    W   NW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          2    3    5    6    6    4    2    4    3    1    6    8   11    4    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   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                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.6 12.1 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.5 10.2  9.9


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/11/25                         TUESDAY 08/12/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5    5    5    5   10   10    5    5    5    0    5    5   10   15   20   25
TEMPERATURE        57   61   78   87   88   78   68   64   61   64   78   85   82   72   65   61   58
MAX/MIN TEMP                           89                  61                  85                  56
WIND DIR           SW    S    E    W    W   SW    S   SE   SE    S    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    2    3    8    8    4    4    5    6    3    8   10   10    5    6    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) 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 10.5 10.1


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/11/25                         TUESDAY 08/12/25
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   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   20
TEMPERATURE        58   62   78   87   87   77   68   65   63   64   78   84   83   73   64   59   57
MAX/MIN TEMP                           88                  62                  85                  55
WIND DIR            N    N    S   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    5    5    6    3    5    4    3    2    6    9   10    8    3    2    2
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) 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.2 10.5 10.1


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    MONDAY 08/11/25                         TUESDAY 08/12/25
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    0    0    5   10    5    5    5    5    0    5    5    5    5    5   15
TEMPERATURE        57   63   78   84   86   77   67   63   60   65   77   81   80   72   62   57   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           86                  60                  83                  53
WIND DIR            N   SE    W    W    W    W    N    E    E    E    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    2    4    6    8    5    3    3    4    3    6    9    8    5    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    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) 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.3 10.7 10.3


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

DATE                    MONDAY 08/11/25                         TUESDAY 08/12/25
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   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5    5    5   10   10   10   10   10    5    5   10   10   10   10   10   15
TEMPERATURE        60   62   70   75   77   70   65   64   62   63   70   74   74   66   60   57   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           78                  61                  77                  51
WIND DIR            N    E   SW    W    W   NE   NE   NE    N   NE   SW    S    S    N    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    2    3    8    5    2    4    4    4    2    4    5    4    2    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    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) 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.4 12.2 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.1 11.2 10.6 10.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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