Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 040909
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
209 AM PDT FRI JUL 4 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 SC SC FW BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW BK BK BK FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 20 50 65 50 45 35 35 25 20 60 50 60 20 30 20
TEMPERATURE 42 47 53 54 53 49 46 44 42 46 52 54 54 50 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 56 44
WIND DIR NE N N NW W W W SW SW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 5 8 8 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 6 4 4 4
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) 8.4 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.5 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 45 50 50 60 45 35 50 30 45 65 75 70 60 25 60
TEMPERATURE 43 50 57 59 59 53 48 45 44 48 54 57 56 53 48 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 43 59 45
WIND DIR NE E W W W W SW SW S W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 8 10 11 9 3 2 2 4 9 10 10 6 2 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.6 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 45 50 60 65 60 55 55 40 20 15 60 30 40 20 25
TEMPERATURE 45 49 60 65 63 55 51 48 46 48 57 64 64 58 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 45 65 45
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.9
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 35 45 55 60 60 60 50 35 15 10 40 20 30 15 10
TEMPERATURE 44 49 61 66 66 58 52 48 46 48 59 65 66 59 51 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 45 67 45
WIND DIR N NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 2 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 6 4 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.8 9.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 50 50 75 70 65 50 45 15 5 15 15 20 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 43 49 57 61 61 55 48 44 42 47 58 65 65 59 50 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 42 67 44
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 5 6 9 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 6 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.5 8.0 8.4 9.1 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.0
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 07/04/25 SATURDAY 07/05/25
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 BK SC BK SC BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 55 50 65 70 55 45 25 10 10 15 20 25 30 10 10
TEMPERATURE 45 47 52 55 55 49 45 43 41 44 51 56 57 52 46 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 40 58 44
WIND DIR NW NE W W W W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 6 9 11 10 5 2 2 3 6 9 11 8 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.8 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.9 9.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN