455  
FWUS46 KSEW 161932  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
1132 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 SC SC SC OV BK SC OV OV BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 45 40 50 75 55 45 75 85 60 60 50 60  
TEMPERATURE 26 24 20 18 17 18 18 22 24 24 21 19 18 17  
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 16 25 16  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW W NW W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 9 8 8 8 6 8 8 4 4 5 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 20 20 30 50 20 10 60 30 30 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.4  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4  
 
   
..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 BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 65 55 35 25 55 70 75 75 60 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 29 27 26 25 23 22 20 26 28 29 24 21 20 20  
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 20 30 19  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S NW N N NE  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 80 40 10 5 10 30 60 60 60 40 40 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.13 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 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 OV BK OV OV SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 80 70 50 40 40 50 60 70 70 55 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 28 27 24 22 20 18 17 22 27 26 23 20 19 18  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 27 17  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SE E S W NW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 60 20 5 5 20 10 40 60 60 30 30 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.08 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3  
 
   
..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 OV OV OV BK SC SC BK SC BK OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 55 30 35 60 40 55 80 80 60 60 70  
TEMPERATURE 29 28 25 24 22 20 19 24 28 28 25 22 21 20  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 18 29 19  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W E SE SE SW W N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 30 20 10 10 30 5 40 70 70 30 30 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.05 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.6 0.1  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 1.9 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.3 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 BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC BK OV OV SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 65 60 50 65 65 45 65 75 75 50 55 60  
TEMPERATURE 28 26 22 20 18 17 18 22 25 26 20 16 15 15  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 26 14  
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW S S SW SW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 10 10 5 40 50 10 50 60 60 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.11 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 65 70 60 75 75 60 70 80 80 55 55 65  
TEMPERATURE 27 26 21 19 19 18 18 20 24 25 19 16 16 16  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 26 14  
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 20 5 10 40 60 40 60 70 70 30 30 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.12 0.02 0.10 0.04 0.02 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 1.6 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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