Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 280145
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
645 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 85 80 85 95 90 90 75 75 90 90 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 33 31 31 31 30 32 34 32 29 28 28 28 29 33 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 34 28 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 12 10 10 11 10 10 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 80 80 60 70 90 90 90 70 70 80 80 90 90 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.21 0.15 0.19 0.12 0.06 0.09 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 1.8 2.5 1.6 1.4
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.3
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 85 85 90 85 95 95 95 75 75 80 85 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 37 36 35 34 34 35 36 35 33 32 31 30 31 34 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 38 30 36
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 8 10 13 13 12 11 9 8 4 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 80 80 80 80 100 90 90 60 60 70 70 90 90 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.24 0.29 0.38 0.18 0.05 0.02 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.5 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 3.2 1.5 0.9
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 75 85 100 85 85 85 65 65 80 80 85 85 65
TEMPERATURE 37 35 34 34 34 36 37 36 33 32 30 30 30 33 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 38 28 37
WIND DIR E S SE SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 80 60 70 100 80 70 70 30 30 60 60 80 80 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.7
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 90 70 95 100 85 85 85 60 65 75 80 85 85 65
TEMPERATURE 39 37 36 35 35 37 40 40 34 33 31 31 32 35 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 42 30 40
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW W W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 2 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 80 50 90 100 70 80 80 40 40 60 60 80 80 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.08 0.18 0.11 0.06 0.01 0.11 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 90 85 95 95 75 80 80 70 75 80 75 85 85 60
TEMPERATURE 35 33 33 33 33 34 36 35 30 30 29 28 29 33 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 27 37
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 11 9 9 8 8 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 90 80 90 90 70 70 70 40 40 50 50 80 80 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.11 0.12 0.09 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.8
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.7
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 95 85 100 95 80 85 85 70 75 80 80 95 95 65
TEMPERATURE 33 31 31 31 30 30 31 31 28 27 26 27 27 30 32 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 33 25 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW W W SW SW SW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 11 11 12 13 14 13 9 6 6 4 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 90 80 100 100 70 80 80 50 50 70 70 90 90 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.43 0.56 0.31 0.16 0.12 0.17 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 2.4 4.3 6.1 3.4 1.9 1.4 1.9 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 6.7 9.5 3.3 2.7
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN