427  
FWUS46 KSEW 122134  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
134 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
   
..HURRICANE RIDGE  
 
DATE TUESDAY 01/13/26 WEDNESDAY 01/14/26  
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16  
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 65 80 80 70 65 50 55 40 20 15 20 25 40 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 42 41 41 42 41 39 41 44 44 41 41 40 38 36 38 40 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 46 36 42  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 10 8 6 5 3 3 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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) 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.8 7.1 7.0  
 
   
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA  
 
DATE TUESDAY 01/13/26 WEDNESDAY 01/14/26  
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16  
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 80 80 80 75 60 55 55 30 10 10 10 30 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 41 41 42 42 41 40 40 43 43 41 40 40 39 37 39 41 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 45 37 43  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 6 5 4 5 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 4 3 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 80 50 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.04 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) 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.3  
 
   
..STEVENS PASS  
 
DATE TUESDAY 01/13/26 WEDNESDAY 01/14/26  
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16  
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 80 65 60 60 60 70 55 25 10 5 10 5 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 40 40 41 40 40 38 39 43 43 38 36 35 34 33 36 42 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 45 33 43  
WIND DIR W W W W W S S S SW S SE SE S SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 20 20 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.06 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) 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.1  
 
   
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 01/13/26 WEDNESDAY 01/14/26  
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16  
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 75 60 50 40 50 55 40 20 10 5 5 5 10 20  
TEMPERATURE 42 42 42 41 40 40 41 46 45 40 38 37 36 34 38 45 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 48 34 47  
WIND DIR W W W SW E E E E SE E E E E E W W W  
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.01 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) 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.2  
 
   
..WHITE PASS  
 
DATE TUESDAY 01/13/26 WEDNESDAY 01/14/26  
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16  
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 55 40 45 50 55 60 50 15 15 10 5 5 5 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 41 39 38 38 36 36 39 45 44 39 36 36 35 34 37 44 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 34 46  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W SW S S S SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.4  
 
   
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)  
 
DATE TUESDAY 01/13/26 WEDNESDAY 01/14/26  
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16  
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 55 45 25 45 40 55 50 20 15 5 5 5 5 5 20  
TEMPERATURE 41 40 41 40 40 39 41 46 45 43 43 43 41 38 41 44 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 48 38 45  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW N SW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 6 5 3 3 2 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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