Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 281007
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
307 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 80 60 60 35 30 25 25 30 35 35 25 25 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 57 57 61 63 64 61 57 57 56 56 63 67 67 61 56 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 54 68 53
WIND DIR E E E NE NE S S S S S N N N NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.0 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.7 10.2 10.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 85 75 60 55 25 25 30 30 40 30 30 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 59 60 62 66 67 63 61 60 59 60 67 70 72 64 60 60 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 57 72 57
WIND DIR SW SW W W S S S S S SE W W W NW SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 2 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 10 20 20 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.8 9.7 10.3 10.4
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 55 70 40 35 15 25 30 25 15 25 20 20 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 57 56 64 68 68 62 58 56 56 56 70 75 74 65 58 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 56 76 55
WIND DIR NE NE W W W SW E SE SE E S W W W N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 40 50 20 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.10 0.02 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) 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.9 11.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 55 55 25 20 15 20 25 20 20 25 25 20 20 30 25
TEMPERATURE 57 56 67 73 73 65 59 57 56 57 71 77 77 68 59 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 56 78 55
WIND DIR NE NE SW W W N E E E E S W NW NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 40 20 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 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) 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.2 10.7 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.1
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 15 50 40 30 15 15 20 30 15 15 20 20 30 25 20
TEMPERATURE 53 55 65 69 69 63 55 53 52 56 69 73 73 66 57 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 52 74 54
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W S SE SE E S SW W W NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.5 9.9 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.6 10.4 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.3
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 25 50 35 40 35 15 35 35 25 30 20 25 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 53 54 58 61 60 56 55 55 54 56 62 65 65 59 56 57 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 54 66 56
WIND DIR W W SW W W NW NW NW NW N SW SW W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 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) 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.9 10.7 10.5 10.6 11.2 11.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN