Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
246 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2024
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 20 15 20 20 25 25 20 15 20 25 45 65 35 15 15
TEMPERATURE 51 44 41 39 39 40 46 48 49 44 42 43 42 44 51 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 50 42 55
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW N NW NW W S SW SW SW N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 7.0 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.2 7.1 8.7 9.4 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 BK BK OV OV SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 60 65 85 75 50 30 40 35 30 15 30 45 45 40 25 25
TEMPERATURE 50 44 43 42 41 41 44 47 48 44 42 41 41 42 51 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 49 40 55
WIND DIR W W SW W W NW NW W W NW E E E SE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 10 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.5 7.2 7.4 9.2 9.7 9.8 10.0
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC SC FW SC SC BK FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 65 80 80 90 70 55 15 25 40 40 20 25 40 55 25 20
TEMPERATURE 53 46 44 44 43 41 44 50 50 44 41 40 39 40 52 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 51 38 60
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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) 7.6 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.4 7.7 8.2 9.5 9.8 10.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 70 85 75 60 40 20 10 5 15 15 15 20 40 25 20
TEMPERATURE 57 49 47 46 44 42 47 53 54 46 41 40 39 40 54 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 55 38 63
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.8 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.6 7.1 8.4 9.0 9.7 9.9 10.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 FW BK BK OV BK BK FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 60 65 70 65 50 25 5 10 30 5 15 15 20 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 56 47 42 41 39 38 46 53 54 47 40 39 37 39 53 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 54 37 62
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW N N N NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5
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) 8.7 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.9 7.4 7.5 7.2 6.9 8.0 8.7 8.9 9.8 9.9 10.1
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 BK BK BK BK SC BK SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 60 65 60 50 55 30 25 30 15 20 15 30 45 30 20
TEMPERATURE 50 43 40 40 38 37 42 46 47 42 40 41 40 42 51 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 48 38 55
WIND DIR W NW W W W SW SW SW S N N NE NE NE NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 6 8 6 4 4 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.8 7.6 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.6 9.1 9.9 10.0 10.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN