Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 152134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW CL CL CL CL SC BK SC OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 0 5 35 70 50 80 80 75 60 45 40 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 46 39 39 40 39 38 43 46 43 41 42 41 38 36 40 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 47 36 45
WIND DIR N NW W W SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 3 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 8 9 10 11 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 60 60 40 40 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.5 7.7 7.2 8.5 9.5 9.2 7.8 6.9 5.9 4.7 4.3 4.4 5.0 5.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 10 15 25 70 40 75 90 95 95 85 80 75 65 55
TEMPERATURE 47 40 39 39 38 36 42 43 42 38 40 40 39 38 37 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 45 36 39
WIND DIR NW W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 70 70 90 90 70 70 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02
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) 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.8 7.9 8.0 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 10 5 5 5 30 75 55 75 90 90 85 80 65 50 50
TEMPERATURE 48 39 36 34 34 32 43 47 45 39 39 40 39 37 38 42 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 47 37 42
WIND DIR W W SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 60 60 50 50 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.02
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) 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.4 6.5 6.3 8.0 8.5 8.1 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.3
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 5 0 0 5 25 70 55 75 90 85 85 80 70 55 45
TEMPERATURE 50 40 36 35 34 32 45 49 48 41 40 41 40 40 41 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 38 46
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 70 70 50 50 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.07 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) 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.6 5.8 6.6 6.4 7.8 8.6 8.5 7.4 6.9 6.2 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 FW SC FW CL CL CL SC SC SC BK OV BK OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 5 0 0 5 50 45 40 55 75 70 75 70 40 30 30
TEMPERATURE 48 38 34 31 30 30 43 47 46 38 37 37 36 36 39 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 48 34 44
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 50 40 40 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.1 7.2 7.3 7.7 8.5 8.8 8.1 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 SC SC SC CL CL CL FW OV BK BK OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 30 5 5 5 25 80 50 60 75 75 70 70 50 50 40
TEMPERATURE 43 37 38 37 36 34 41 43 42 37 38 38 38 37 37 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 45 35 39
WIND DIR W N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 60 60 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 7.1 7.1 8.4 8.5 8.7 7.8 7.0 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.9 6.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN