Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 10/14/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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        FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10    5    0    5    5    0    0    0    5    0    5    5    5   10    5   15
TEMPERATURE        36   32   31   32   31   31   39   43   42   37   36   38   38   38   46   49   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  44                  36                  50
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   SW   SW   SW    S   SW    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    4    4    4    2    2    1    3    4    4    4    4    1    1    1
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)  3.6  3.4  3.5  3.6  3.4  3.3  4.1  4.5  4.4  4.3  4.4  4.4  5.0  5.3  6.0  6.5  7.0


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 10/14/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   10    5    5   10    5    5    5   10    5    5    5   10   15   10   10
TEMPERATURE        40   36   34   34   33   33   41   46   46   39   39   40   38   37   45   49   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  48                  36                  51
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          8   13   16   16   14   14    9    4    2    8   12   11   10    6    2    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)  4.3  3.3  3.0  2.9  2.9  3.7  4.8  5.3  5.3  4.9  4.7  4.6  4.8  4.9  5.5  6.8  7.0


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 10/14/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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        FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5   10    5    5    5    0    5    5    5    5    5    5   10    5   15   15
TEMPERATURE        41   35   32   30   29   28   41   49   47   38   35   33   33   32   45   52   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  49                  31                  52
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    5    5    4    2    2    3    4    4    3    3    2    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
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)  4.5  3.8  3.5  3.2  3.0  3.9  4.9  5.5  5.5  5.3  5.1  4.8  5.2  5.2  5.9  6.8  7.0


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 10/14/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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        FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    0   10    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5   10   10
TEMPERATURE        46   39   33   31   30   29   43   52   51   41   37   34   33   32   47   54   51
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  53                  31                  55
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S    E    E    E    E    E    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    4    4    4    3    2    1    2    3    3    2    2    2    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  4.7  4.1  3.7  3.5  3.4  4.0  5.2  5.7  5.8  5.6  5.4  5.3  5.8  5.6  5.8  6.5  6.6


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 10/14/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   10    5    5    0    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    5   10
TEMPERATURE        37   33   30   28   26   26   37   44   44   35   32   29   29   28   43   50   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  45                  27                  51
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE    N    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    6    6    6    5    3    2    3    2    2    2    2    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  4.4  3.9  3.6  3.3  3.0  3.7  4.8  5.4  5.4  5.0  4.9  4.9  5.2  5.2  6.1  6.9  7.1


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 10/14/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
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        FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   10    5    5    5    0    5    5   10   10    5    5    5    0   10   10
TEMPERATURE        36   32   32   32   32   31   38   42   42   37   37   37   37   35   42   45   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  44                  35                  46
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8   11   13   12   11   10    6    4    2    5    8    6    5    4    2    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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)  4.9  4.3  4.1  4.0  4.0  4.7  5.6  6.0  5.9  5.7  5.6  5.5  5.7  5.6  6.2  6.7  6.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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