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FWUS46 KSEW 202139
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 30 25 10 10 15 20 10 20 25 25 10 5 10 20 35
TEMPERATURE 51 48 45 44 42 49 55 58 58 53 49 47 46 51 56 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 45 59
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E NW NW N W SW S S NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 3 3 2 3 2 8 8 6 3 5 3 4 2 10 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.5 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.5 7.9 8.3
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 5 5 15 40 40 15 15 20 25 20 10 15 20 30
TEMPERATURE 56 53 46 44 43 51 58 59 60 57 49 47 46 52 58 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 61 45 62
WIND DIR NW NW NE E E SE W W W NW NE E E NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 5 3 5 6 3 5 11 8 3 2 3 3 1 8 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.8 8.4 8.5
..STEVENS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW CL SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 35 15 5 0 30 25 30 25 15 20 15 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 59 53 44 41 39 46 59 65 64 57 47 44 42 48 61 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 66 42 67
WIND DIR W W NW NE E E NE W W W SW SW SW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 3 2 2 2 1 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.5 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.6 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.7 8.2 8.2
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 20 10 5 0 30 25 5 10 10 15 15 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 60 53 42 40 38 45 62 68 67 58 46 43 42 48 62 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 68 41 70
WIND DIR NW NW N E E SE S W NW NW NE NE NE N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 2 1 1 1 0 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.6 7.4 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.2
..WHITE PASS
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 25 10 15 10 15 25 15 15 5 5 15 5 0 15 20
TEMPERATURE 60 53 42 40 38 46 56 63 64 58 46 43 41 49 59 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 65 41 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW E E E E N W NW NE N W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 4 6 9 6 5 4 10 4 3 4 3 2 9 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 8.2 7.3 7.4 7.4 6.5 6.7 7.5 8.3 8.6 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.6 9.0
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 40 15 15 0 25 40 20 5 5 15 25 0 0 15 15
TEMPERATURE 52 48 41 41 40 47 54 57 58 53 46 45 44 48 55 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 59 42 60
WIND DIR W N N NE NE E SE W NW NW N N N N W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 3 4 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 0 5 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 8.1 7.4 7.1 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.1 8.9 8.9 8.5 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.8 9.0
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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