290  
FWUS46 KSEW 210931  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
131 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
   
..HURRICANE RIDGE  
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
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 OV BK BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 95 70 65 50 45 70 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 50  
TEMPERATURE 39 38 36 36 33 31 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 33 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 34 31  
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 13 14 11 6 10 10 10 10 12 14 18 18 16 11 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 28 27 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 70 90 50 50 10 10 30 70 70 100 100 100 100 90 90 20  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.23 0.14 0.01 0.04 0.34 0.33 0.17  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.9  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.2  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.4 4.1  
 
   
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA  
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 90 100 95 90 85 70 75 70 90 90 100 100 100 100 80  
TEMPERATURE 40 40 39 36 34 34 34 33 32 32 33 33 33 35 35 35 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 35 33  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND (MPH) 18 17 11 9 9 8 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 14 11 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 37 27 32 34 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 60 100 90 60 30 10 20 20 80 80 100 100 100 100 70  
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.63 0.31 0.06 0.05 0.41 0.56 0.53  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 2.4 1.1 1.4  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.6 2.8 2.5  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.2  
 
   
..STEVENS PASS  
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 80 90 100 85 80 65 60 65 75 95 95 100 100 100 100 80  
TEMPERATURE 33 33 32 33 33 32 31 29 28 28 29 31 30 30 30 31 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 31 29  
WIND DIR E E E SW SW W W S S E E E E E SE SW W  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 4 3 5 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 4 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 80 100 60 30 20 10 20 20 90 90 100 100 100 100 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.29 0.17 0.03 0.00 0.09 0.37 0.30  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.4 2.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 1.6 0.5 4.5  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.3  
 
   
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 85 95 85 80 70 45 60 75 95 95 100 100 95 95 75  
TEMPERATURE 35 34 34 34 34 34 33 30 29 30 32 33 33 33 33 34 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 35 31  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE W W W SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SW W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 80 90 70 40 10 5 30 30 100 100 100 100 90 90 40  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S R S R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.23 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.17 0.33 0.31  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.3  
 
   
..WHITE PASS  
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 95 85 80 80 70 70 75 80 100 100 100 100 95 95 75  
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 33 31 31 30 29 29 29 31 32 32 32 33 33 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 28 33 29  
WIND DIR E SE S SW W W SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 6 8 8 6 5 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 28 25 25 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 90 80 50 30 20 10 40 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.19 0.26 0.02 0.00 0.18 0.29 0.34  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.0 2.5 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.4  
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 2.7 1.0 1.9  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.4  
 
   
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 95 90 85 85 70 75 75 85 100 100 100 100 95 95 75  
TEMPERATURE 37 36 34 33 32 30 29 29 29 29 31 32 33 33 33 33 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 34 29  
WIND DIR NE NE SW SW W W W W W S S S SE S SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 18 8 8 6 8 6 6 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 10 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 29  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 90 90 60 30 10 10 40 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.55 0.34 0.04 0.06 0.69 0.52 0.45  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 4.7 3.7 0.3 0.6 5.0 1.7 3.7  
12 HOUR SNOW 5.0 4.0 5.6 5.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.3 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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