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FWUS46 KSEW 192139
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 PM PDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC FW FW SC BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 70 45 35 15 25 40 65 65 45 50 35 30 35 35 20
TEMPERATURE 45 43 41 40 38 42 47 50 51 48 44 44 44 48 55 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 51 42 58
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N N N N W S S S N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 6 2 2 1 2 10 9 6 3 3 2 3 2 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.3 8.6
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 65 60 40 30 5 25 30 40 35 35 25 25 55 65 55
TEMPERATURE 46 46 43 42 40 45 51 54 55 53 46 44 42 51 57 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 56 42 61
WIND DIR W W W SW N NW NW NW NW N NE E E N W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 1 1 2 1 5 11 10 4 3 5 5 3 5 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.3 7.0 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2
..STEVENS PASS
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 75 60 35 5 25 35 40 40 30 30 20 40 55 50
TEMPERATURE 49 47 42 41 40 41 52 58 58 52 44 41 40 46 60 65 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 59 40 65
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W NW E E NE W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.2 7.1 7.3 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.9 7.4 8.1 8.3
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 75 65 15 5 20 40 40 40 30 10 15 40 45 35
TEMPERATURE 53 48 43 41 40 41 51 58 59 52 42 40 38 45 62 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 59 38 68
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NE E E E SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 5 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.9 8.1
..WHITE PASS
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK OV BK FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 65 75 60 10 10 25 50 40 45 30 20 20 35 40 45
TEMPERATURE 51 47 41 40 39 41 51 57 58 52 42 40 38 47 57 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 59 38 65
WIND DIR W W W W NW N NW W NW NW N E E E SE W W
WIND (MPH) 14 11 6 5 4 4 6 10 10 6 5 6 8 5 6 5 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.5 7.6 8.1 8.5 7.9 7.3 7.8 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.4 8.9
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV BK FW FW SC BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 80 80 50 15 25 40 55 55 55 30 15 20 35 40 30
TEMPERATURE 45 43 41 41 40 39 45 49 52 48 40 41 42 49 54 57 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 52 39 59
WIND DIR W W N NW W W SW W W N N NE NE E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 3 2 2 1 3 8 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.8 8.3 8.2 7.6 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.6 8.9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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