Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 112134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 SC BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 55 80 85 65 55 70 75 95 80 75 55 30 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 39 35 35 35 34 33 35 35 32 30 30 30 29 28 33 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 28 38
WIND DIR W W W SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 8 10 10 11 10 5 3 4 8 8 9 9 10 10 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 20 30 30 40 60 70 70 40 40 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.31 0.09 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.7 0.8 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 3.5 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 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 85 75 60 35 20 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 38 38 38 38 37 33 31 33 33 31 32 32 30 29 34 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 28 40
WIND DIR W W W SW E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 5 3 5 5 5 5 12 18 19 19 19 18 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 30 10 60 80 90 90 60 80 80 40 40 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.22 0.12 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.1 1.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.5 2.7 3.5 3.9
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 85 95 95 85 85 70 70 50 50 20
TEMPERATURE 40 40 38 37 36 34 35 36 35 33 32 32 31 30 33 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 37 29 40
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW W E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 6 9 10 10 10 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 40 90 90 80 80 100 100 80 80 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.10 0.30 0.15 0.26 0.21 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 3.4 0.3
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.9 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.6 4.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 95 90 95 90 90 80 95 95 85 85 65 65 45 45 10
TEMPERATURE 43 42 39 38 38 35 36 38 38 35 34 33 32 31 37 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 40 30 44
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W SW E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 40 40 90 80 80 70 100 100 80 80 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.33 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.20 0.18 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.1
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 85 90 90 85 90 100 100 90 90 80 80 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 39 38 35 34 33 32 32 34 35 32 31 30 29 29 31 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 35 27 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SE E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 10 10 10 9 5 3 2 2 5 8 11 12 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 30 40 40 80 80 70 100 100 80 80 70 70 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.03 0.15 0.14 0.11 0.22 0.21 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.0 2.8 2.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.6 4.0
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 70 85 95 90 95 80 100 100 90 90 70 70 55 55 30
TEMPERATURE 36 35 34 34 32 29 29 30 30 29 31 31 30 29 30 33 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 32 28 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W E E NE NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 8 11 14 13 13 12 9 6 3 3 4 6 11 13 14 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 30 30 40 60 90 90 70 100 100 90 90 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.03 0.18 0.14 0.20 0.20 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 3.3 4.4 0.5
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.8 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.2
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN