Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 021009
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
309 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 40 20 25 15 15 25 30 25 40 55 55 60 65 45
TEMPERATURE 47 52 56 57 55 50 45 43 41 46 50 52 50 47 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 54 41
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 8 8 8 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 7.6 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.4 7.9 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.8 7.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 7.7 7.4
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 45 55 40 25 40 60 60 50 40 45 60 50 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 50 54 58 59 58 53 49 46 45 47 51 53 53 51 46 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 44 56 43
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 3 6 12 13 13 11 4 4 3 6 10 11 11 8 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 5 5 10
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 7.9 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.3 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.5
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 5 25 30 60 70 75 70 55 35 20 20 20 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 51 54 63 67 65 58 52 50 48 48 54 61 62 55 49 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 64 43
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.5 8.9 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.6 7.9 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.0 7.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 20 35 50 65 60 60 50 35 25 15 15 15 20 20
TEMPERATURE 51 55 64 68 67 60 53 50 48 48 55 62 63 57 49 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 47 65 43
WIND DIR N NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 6 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 9.4 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.1 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.8
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 10 20 20 60 55 50 45 30 15 10 5 15 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 50 56 63 66 65 57 50 47 45 48 56 61 63 56 48 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 44 65 41
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 10 11 11 9 6 6 6 8 9 10 9 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.6 9.3 8.4 8.5 8.7 8.8 9.1 8.4 7.6 7.3 7.5 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.2 7.9
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/02/25 THURSDAY 07/03/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 15 15 20 45 50 50 40 40 25 20 10 30 25 30 35
TEMPERATURE 50 51 56 59 58 51 46 44 43 43 48 53 55 49 44 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 42 56 40
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 5 11 13 16 13 8 5 4 5 9 11 13 11 5 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 9.5 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.0 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN