Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
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FWUS46 KSEW 080909
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
209 AM PDT TUE JUL 8 2025
...HURRICANE RIDGE...
DATE TUESDAY 07/08/25 WEDNESDAY 07/09/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 35 45 70 65 75 80 85 80 80 50 30 25 35 20
TEMPERATURE 52 56 62 64 63 56 53 52 51 51 50 51 52 48 43 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 53 41
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 8 8 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 40 60 60 30 30 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.01 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) 9.9 10.3 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.9 10.5 9.5 9.2 8.6 8.2 7.7
...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...
DATE TUESDAY 07/08/25 WEDNESDAY 07/09/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 15 30 35 70 85 95 95 90 95 95 90 80 75 85 80
TEMPERATURE 53 56 62 65 64 58 55 54 53 51 50 50 51 48 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 50 53 44
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 10 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 8 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 50 60 90 90 90 90 60 60 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.19 0.40 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) 10.2 9.9 10.8 11.6 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.3 8.9 8.2 7.6 7.7 7.6
...STEVENS PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 07/08/25 WEDNESDAY 07/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 10 25 50 65 80 85 80 85 90 95 90 80 70
TEMPERATURE 53 58 69 75 74 66 58 55 54 54 56 56 56 52 51 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 53 58 46
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 40 60 60 40 40 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07 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) 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.7 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.4 11.3 11.2 10.5 9.9 9.1 8.5 8.0
...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/08/25 WEDNESDAY 07/09/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 25 35 55 75 85 80 80 85 90 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 53 58 71 76 76 67 58 56 54 53 57 57 57 54 53 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 53 58 46
WIND DIR N NW W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 1 2 4 6 6 5 3 3 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 40 50 50 50 50 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13 0.10 0.08
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) 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.6 11.0 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.2 10.4 9.9 9.4 8.7 8.2
...WHITE PASS...
DATE TUESDAY 07/08/25 WEDNESDAY 07/09/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 0 10 20 35 35 45 55 80 80 85 75 65 50
TEMPERATURE 51 58 70 75 75 66 57 52 51 53 57 58 56 53 49 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 50 59 42
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 4 6 9 10 10 8 6 6 9 10 11 10 11 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 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) 10.7 10.6 10.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.6 11.3 11.1 10.5 10.2 9.3 8.8
...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...
DATE TUESDAY 07/08/25 WEDNESDAY 07/09/25
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 CL FW SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 10 5 10 35 50 55 50 65 80 85 90 75 70 50
TEMPERATURE 54 56 62 67 67 58 53 52 51 50 50 50 50 47 47 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 49 52 41
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 6 10 12 12 8 5 5 9 11 11 12 13 12 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.04 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) 10.8 10.5 10.7 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.7 10.8 11.2 11.5 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.1 8.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN