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FWUS46 KSEW 260751
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1251 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 15 15 5 5 5 20 15 20 60 60 60 70 80 80
TEMPERATURE 34 37 43 45 45 39 36 36 35 38 44 44 43 38 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 35 46 34
WIND DIR N NE NE NE N N N W S S N N NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 10 8 8 5 6 6 6 5 9 9 9 8 8 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 10
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 15 20 5 5 5 10 15 35 65 65 65 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 35 38 45 48 48 41 38 37 36 39 45 45 45 41 39 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 35 47 37
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N E SE S S W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 10 4 3 4 4 3 6 11 10 6 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R S
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.8
..STEVENS PASS
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 20 30 10 5 5 5 10 35 40 40 45 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 30 34 45 48 46 39 34 32 31 35 45 48 46 40 38 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 31 48 35
WIND DIR E S W W W W S S SE W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S R R R
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.7 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.4
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 30 20 0 0 5 5 10 40 50 50 55 75 75 80
TEMPERATURE 31 36 48 51 50 41 36 34 33 37 47 50 49 42 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 33 51 36
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW N N NE W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 1 1 4 5 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 5 5 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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) 3.3 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.2
..WHITE PASS
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 15 45 40 10 5 5 15 15 30 40 40 45 55 65 75
TEMPERATURE 29 34 44 47 47 39 32 31 30 35 44 47 46 40 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 30 48 33
WIND DIR NW W NW W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 10 11 6 5 4 5 5 9 11 13 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S R R R
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.4 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.3
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE SUNDAY 04/26/26 MONDAY 04/27/26
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 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 10 35 20 10 5 5 15 10 40 50 55 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 30 33 40 43 43 36 33 31 30 34 40 42 42 37 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 44 32
WIND DIR N NW W SW N NE N N NE SW SW W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 5 12 12 5 2 2 2 3 8 12 14 9 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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