Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 081102
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
302 AM PST WED JAN 8 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC BK BK SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 40 55 50 35 20 35 60 55 60 60 60 65 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 33 34 35 36 34 31 32 33 33 34 38 40 39 35 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 30 41 32
WIND DIR NW N N NW E E E SE S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 11 11 16 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.5 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.7 6.7 5.8
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW SC BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 60 55 45 45 5 25 25 55 60 70 55 50 65 70 100
TEMPERATURE 33 33 33 34 34 32 31 32 31 32 36 39 39 35 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 41 31
WIND DIR S NW NW NW NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 4 2 5 9 10 10 10 11 13 14 14 20 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 45 50 35 35 20 20 35 45 50 60 60 55 65 80 95
TEMPERATURE 27 29 31 34 33 29 27 25 26 26 28 32 30 27 26 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 32 25
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SE E NE NE E E NE E E E SE SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 30 30 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.8
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 40 45 40 35 15 15 20 35 45 50 50 45 65 75 100
TEMPERATURE 29 31 33 36 35 31 29 27 27 27 31 34 34 29 29 28 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 36 28
WIND DIR N NW NW NW N NE E E E E SE SE E E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 6 6 11 12 12 12 11 10 11 10 10 9 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 30 100
PRECIP TYPE S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.4 4.1
...WHITE PASS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 40 35 30 50 15 15 35 35 40 40 50 50 65 70 95
TEMPERATURE 28 29 32 35 35 30 26 25 24 24 28 34 33 29 28 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 24 35 27
WIND DIR W W W W NW E E E E E E E E SE W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 5 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 8 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.0 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.9 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.4
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 25 35 35 40 15 15 30 35 40 45 50 50 65 75 100
TEMPERATURE 32 33 33 36 34 32 32 31 31 31 35 39 38 35 37 35 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 41 29
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW N NE NE NE E SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 26 19 20 8 9 13 12 12 13 9 5 3 8 12 16 21 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.7 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 4.9
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN