Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2025


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   30   30   30    5    5    5   30   60   65   70   75   80   70   60   45
TEMPERATURE        34   33   44   48   47   41   40   40   40   38   44   45   42   40   41   40   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  38                  46                  37
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE    N    N   NW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    1    1    1    3    3    4    4    4    2    2    2    4    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   60   60   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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  6.3  6.5  7.6  7.6  7.4  7.3  7.1  7.3  7.3  6.5  9.6  8.6  7.2  6.5  5.7  5.0


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   45   25   35   10   10   10   20   45   65   65   75   85   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE        35   34   43   48   47   41   40   39   38   36   41   43   42   38   39   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           50                  36                  44                  36
WIND DIR           NW    N    W    W    W    N    N    N   SE    E   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    6    2    2    2    2    3    3    3    3    4    5    6    8    9    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   60   60   90   90   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      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)  4.3  4.7  5.7  6.4  7.2  7.1  7.0  6.6  6.3  5.5  5.4  6.1  6.9  6.8  6.4  5.9  5.4


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   CL   FW   CL   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5   30   30   30    5   10    5   40   50   60   55   65   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        32   32   45   51   48   39   36   34   33   32   42   47   44   39   39   39   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  32                  47                  37
WIND DIR           NE    E   NE    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    2    2    4    3    3    3    3    3    4    5    6    8   10    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03
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)  4.1  4.6  5.6  5.9  5.9  6.5  6.2  5.9  6.2  6.1  6.4  5.8  8.2  7.1  6.5  6.2  6.1


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        CL   CL   CL   SC   FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    5   25   15   35    5    0    0   30   50   60   60   70   85   80   80
TEMPERATURE        34   34   47   54   50   41   37   35   34   32   44   49   47   41   40   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           55                  32                  50                  38
WIND DIR            E    E    S    W   NW    N   NW    N    N   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    2    3    2    1    1    1    1    2    3    4    4    3    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   40   40   70   70   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.06
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  4.6  5.4  5.6  5.3  5.9  6.0  6.3  6.2  5.9  6.3  5.7  8.2  7.5  6.7  6.5  6.3


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5    0    5   25   35   10    5    5   15   45   50   55   60   70   70   75
TEMPERATURE        28   28   43   50   49   38   34   32   31   31   42   46   45   38   37   37   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  30                  47                  34
WIND DIR            E    E    E   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    2    2    3    2    2    2    2    4    5    5    5    5    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   30   60   60   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01
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)  4.6  5.1  6.0  6.4  6.4  6.4  6.8  6.9  6.3  6.3  6.6  7.3  8.1  8.0  7.1  6.7  6.6


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    5   20   40   50   20   10    5   25   50   60   55   70   80   80   75
TEMPERATURE        29   28   38   44   44   38   38   38   37   35   40   42   41   37   38   39   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  35                  44                  36
WIND DIR           NE   NE   SE    W    W    N   NW    N   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    1    3    3    2    3    3    3    3    3    6    6    6    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   70   70   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
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  5.2  6.1  6.6  6.7  6.6  6.6  6.6  6.5  6.6  6.7  7.6  8.5  8.0  7.0  6.7  6.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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