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FWUS46 KSEW 210939
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 AM PDT THU MAY 21 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 45 20 20 15 25 25 30 10 25 45 50 45 50 55 40
TEMPERATURE 42 49 55 57 57 52 48 47 46 50 56 57 55 51 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 45 58 46
WIND DIR E E N N N NW W SE S N N N N NW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 8 6 8 2 5 4 3 4 10 8 8 3 3 3 3
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) 6.7 6.8 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.8 8.3 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.6
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 SC BK FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 40 55 20 5 15 30 35 20 15 40 50 40 45 50 40
TEMPERATURE 43 51 58 59 60 57 49 47 46 52 58 60 60 57 51 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 62 47
WIND DIR E SE SW W W NW NW W SE W W W W W S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 11 9 4 1 2 3 2 8 11 10 5 1 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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) 6.1 6.5 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.7 8.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.3
..STEVENS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 BK SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 55 30 5 15 15 25 15 10 25 20 25 35 45 55
TEMPERATURE 39 46 59 65 63 57 47 43 42 47 61 66 64 57 48 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 42 66 43
WIND DIR E E E W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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) 6.3 6.5 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.4 8.1 7.7
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 40 20 0 5 15 25 15 15 10 10 15 20 40 40
TEMPERATURE 38 45 62 68 67 58 46 43 42 47 62 68 67 57 47 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 41 68 42
WIND DIR E SE S W NW NW N N NE W W W NW W N NE N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 5 5 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 1 1 2
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 6.4 7.3 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.5
..WHITE PASS
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 35 45 10 5 15 25 5 10 25 25 25 20 35 40
TEMPERATURE 38 46 56 63 64 57 45 43 41 48 59 64 65 57 46 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 41 66 41
WIND DIR E E E W W W N NE E W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 6 11 6 3 3 3 4 10 12 12 8 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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 6.6 7.4 8.4 8.7 8.6 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.9 9.2 9.2 8.4 7.7 7.6
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 10 60 40 5 10 20 25 10 10 20 15 20 30 40 35
TEMPERATURE 40 47 54 56 57 53 45 44 44 48 55 57 58 53 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 59 42
WIND DIR NE E SE W W N N N N SW SW W W NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 6 8 3 2 2 2 1 6 9 9 4 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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 7.1 8.2 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.9 8.5 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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