258  
FWUS46 KSEW 160934  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
134 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
   
..HURRICANE RIDGE
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/16/26 TUESDAY 02/17/26  
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 BK BK SC OV BK OV OV OV BK SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 95 75 55 55 50 75 65 80 80 75 60 45 50 55  
TEMPERATURE 23 23 25 26 24 20 18 17 18 19 23 25 25 22 20 18 17  
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 17 26 17  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 6 8 8 4 5 5 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 40 90 60 30 30 30 50 50 70 70 30 30 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.11 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.06 0.11 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7  
 
   
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/16/26 TUESDAY 02/17/26  
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 85 85 80 65 55 55 55 85 85 75 75 60 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 24 24 27 28 27 25 24 22 21 20 26 28 29 25 22 21 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 19 30 19  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S E S SW W NW N N N  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 40 80 70 50 20 30 30 80 80 60 60 40 40 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.06 0.16 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2  
 
   
..STEVENS PASS
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/16/26 TUESDAY 02/17/26  
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 80 80 70 70 55 40 55 55 85 85 70 70 65 55 60  
TEMPERATURE 21 21 25 27 26 24 22 19 18 17 22 26 26 24 21 20 19  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 27 17  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW E E S NW E W W W  
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 60 40 50 60 30 20 30 30 80 80 60 60 30 30 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.07 0.10 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.3 0.3  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4  
 
   
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/16/26 TUESDAY 02/17/26  
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 85 85 85 75 50 50 65 65 90 90 80 80 60 55 65  
TEMPERATURE 24 22 27 29 28 25 22 20 19 20 23 27 28 25 22 21 20  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 19 29 19  
WIND DIR N N SW SW SW SW W E SE SE SE S SW W N N N  
WIND (MPH) 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 70 70 70 30 30 30 50 50 90 90 70 70 30 30 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.08 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.4  
 
   
..WHITE PASS
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/16/26 TUESDAY 02/17/26  
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 95 80 80 70 55 55 70 80 95 95 75 75 50 55 55  
TEMPERATURE 27 25 26 27 26 22 20 18 17 18 22 25 26 21 17 16 15  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 26 14  
WIND DIR W SW W W W W W W SW SE S SW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 2 3 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 90 50 70 40 20 20 60 60 90 90 60 60 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.12 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3  
 
   
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/16/26 TUESDAY 02/17/26  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 80 85 90 70 65 70 80 80 95 95 80 80 55 55 65  
TEMPERATURE 25 24 25 26 26 21 19 18 18 18 20 24 25 21 18 17 16  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 26 16  
WIND DIR W W W SW W W W W W S S SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 2 3 6 9 10 6 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 50 70 80 80 40 30 20 70 70 100 100 70 70 30 30 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.18 0.10 0.04 0.08 0.08 0.03 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 2.3 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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