Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 212134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 35
TEMPERATURE 62 56 53 53 53 56 66 70 70 63 60 59 59 61 71 74 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 58 75
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE E E E S S S S S NE N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 6 5 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 2 2 2
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) 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.9 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.9
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 40 25 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20
TEMPERATURE 68 62 59 59 58 60 70 75 77 69 64 64 62 63 74 80 81
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 78 61 82
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E SE S SW N E E E E E SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 13 16 13 12 4 3 3 4 13 13 14 11 3 2 3
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) 9.4 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.8
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 35
TEMPERATURE 76 66 59 56 54 56 72 80 81 71 63 60 58 60 76 84 85
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 81 58 86
WIND DIR W W E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
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) 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.2
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 20 30
TEMPERATURE 77 67 60 58 56 57 74 82 84 75 66 62 60 61 78 87 89
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 84 59 89
WIND DIR NW N E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E SE W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 5 5 4 2 2
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) 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.4
...WHITE PASS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 15 20 50 45
TEMPERATURE 75 67 57 54 52 56 70 77 78 71 61 58 57 60 75 82 84
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 78 56 84
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 6 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
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) 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.4 10.1 10.5 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.5 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.7 12.0
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 50 55
TEMPERATURE 66 60 56 56 55 55 64 71 73 66 61 60 60 60 71 77 78
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 74 58 79
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 11 12 11 11 6 4 4 5 12 11 12 10 4 3 3
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) 10.2 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.9 10.4 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.6 12.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN