Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 100956
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
256 AM PDT THU OCT 10 2024
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 30 45 40 60 55 60 65 65 50 65 45 45 25 10 10
TEMPERATURE 34 34 40 43 44 41 41 41 40 41 48 51 50 47 46 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 39 51 44
WIND DIR NE E NE NE E SE S S S S SW NW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 5 5 4 1 1 1 3 4 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) 4.4 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.3 7.1 7.9 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 FW FW SC SC BK SC SC BK SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 25 35 50 40 50 50 35 40 60 40 35 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 36 35 42 47 49 44 42 42 41 42 49 53 52 48 48 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 41 55 45
WIND DIR NE N N W N E SE S S E E SW W S SE S NE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 1 1 0 8 11 10 10 9 4 2 2 4 11 11 10
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) 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.4 8.5 8.5
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV FW FW FW SC BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 20 15 25 35 60 50 45 60 70 60 55 60 60 25 5 15
TEMPERATURE 36 34 44 52 52 44 40 39 37 37 48 56 55 47 44 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 37 57 40
WIND DIR W E E E E E NE NE NE E E NE NE SE E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.2 5.8 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 7.2 7.7 8.3 9.1 8.7 8.6
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV FW FW FW SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 15 15 20 35 50 40 55 60 55 60 55 60 50 30 5 5
TEMPERATURE 37 35 47 56 57 48 43 41 39 39 51 60 60 50 46 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 39 62 41
WIND DIR N E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.7 8.0 8.9 9.1 8.9 8.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 SC FW FW SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 5 15 25 60 50 50 60 60 70 65 70 70 55 40 25 10
TEMPERATURE 32 32 44 52 52 44 37 36 35 37 50 57 57 48 45 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 35 58 41
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E SE SW SE SE SE NE E
WIND (MPH) 1 3 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 3 2 1 2 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 5.2 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.6 8.5 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.0 9.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK FW FW SC BK OV SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 10 25 35 60 70 45 60 65 65 70 80 65 60 30 20 15
TEMPERATURE 34 33 41 46 48 42 41 42 41 42 47 52 52 47 48 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 39 54 45
WIND DIR NE E E E E NE NE NW W E S SW W W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 2 3 2 2 3 10 11 11 9 5 2 2 1 2 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 4.7 5.1 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.7 8.0 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.0 9.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN