Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 101126
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
326 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 75 75 65 55 50 50 55 40 35 40 60 55 40 60 50
TEMPERATURE 32 31 30 30 30 27 26 26 26 26 28 30 28 26 25 25 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 25 30 23
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 14 16 24 26 26 24 20 19 16 13 11 9 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 20 10 20 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 90 85 80 80 80 85 80 75 75 70 75 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 33 31 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 28 28 29 29 27 26 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 27 31 24
WIND DIR S S W W W W W W W SW SW W W W SW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 16 17 16 12 11 9 6 5 6 4 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 50 30 70 60 60 50 60 60 30 30 20 20 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.14 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.8 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.2 1.4 0.4 0.1
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 100 85 85 85 80 80 85 80 80 75 70 70 65 65 75 65
TEMPERATURE 27 28 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 27 28 27 25 25 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 27 29 22
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 6 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 100 70 70 70 60 60 50 40 40 20 20 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.28 0.23 0.17 0.10 0.04 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.7 4.9 1.7 0.0
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 100 90 80 90 80 85 85 80 80 75 70 70 65 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 28 30 32 32 32 32 32 30 30 29 29 29 29 28 27 27 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 30 25
WIND DIR SE SW W NW NW NW W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 100 90 70 80 60 50 40 50 50 20 20 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.44 0.23 0.11 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.3 2.6 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 3.9 2.7 0.9 0.6
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 95 80 80 85 85 80 80 75 70 60 60 65 70 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 31 30 30 30 30 28 28 26 26 25 26 27 26 25 24 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 28 22
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 13 14 19 19 21 20 20 20 17 13 12 11 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 90 60 30 70 30 20 20 40 40 30 30 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.16 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.1
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 100 75 80 85 75 50 50 65 65 60 60 50 65 55 60 60
TEMPERATURE 34 31 29 30 30 27 25 25 24 23 25 27 26 24 24 24 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 23 27 22
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 17 24 23 20 19 19 17 14 11 10 6 5 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 100 60 50 80 30 20 20 50 50 40 40 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.30 0.14 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 3.0 3.6 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 6.6 2.2 0.5 0.1
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN