Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 102203
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
302 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 55 70 70 90 75 65 60 60 55 70 75 75 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 42 38 37 38 37 37 40 42 41 38 36 36 35 34 37 39 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 42 34 40
WIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W NW N
WIND (MPH) 2 4 6 8 8 6 2 3 3 6 8 9 9 8 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 40 60 70 60 50 40 40 30 30 50 50 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.02 0.10 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05
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) 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 41 41 41 40 39 38 39 40 39 39 39 37 34 33 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 41 33 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 60 50 60 50 90 80 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.06 0.18 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.39 0.39
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 90 95 90 95 95 90 95 95 90 95 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 46 41 40 39 39 37 39 41 41 40 39 39 37 35 35 37 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 41 35 37
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 60 80 70 60 60 60 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.14 0.13 0.20 0.30 0.06 0.22 0.13
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) 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 47 43 41 40 40 38 41 42 44 42 40 40 38 36 37 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 44 36 40
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 70 60 50 50 50 70 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.11 0.08 0.18 0.22 0.04 0.10 0.15
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) 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9
...WHITE PASS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 90 85 85 85 85 90 90 90 80 85 90 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 44 40 38 37 36 35 37 39 40 38 37 35 34 32 33 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 40 32 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 60 50 40 40 40 70 90 90 60 60 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R S S R S S S R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.12 0.09 0.04 0.08 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 90 85 90 90 90 85 95 95 95 85 85 90 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 40 37 36 36 35 34 34 36 37 35 35 35 33 31 30 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 37 30 33
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 70 70 40 70 50 70 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.07 0.16 0.44 0.20 0.03 0.14 0.33
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 3.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.1 4.7
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN