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FWUS46 KSEW 212138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT THU MAY 21 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 20 20 20 15 50 60 60 60 70 50 35 30 40 25
TEMPERATURE 56 52 48 47 46 51 55 56 55 52 50 48 46 50 55 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 45 59
WIND DIR N NW NW S S SW NW NW NW W SW SW SW N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 8 2 3 4 3 2 9 8 6 3 3 3 3 1 10 10 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 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.8
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 20 25 45 30 25 50 60 60 80 75 75 35 40 45 35
TEMPERATURE 59 56 49 47 46 52 57 59 60 57 51 48 46 52 56 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 61 46 60
WIND DIR W W S SE S SW W W W W S S S SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 2 2 3 1 8 10 9 3 1 2 2 2 11 14 16
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) 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.8 8.3 8.0
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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 CL FW FW SC FW FW FW BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 5 5 20 25 15 15 10 50 40 55 65 65 35 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 63 55 47 43 42 47 60 65 65 59 48 45 43 46 57 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 66 43 61
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 6 9 10
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 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.0
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 0 0 20 20 10 15 15 45 45 30 45 60 40 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 66 56 46 43 41 47 61 67 68 59 47 44 43 46 59 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 68 42 65
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW W NW NW N N N W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 2 1 1 1 2 5 9 9
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 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.0
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 15 0 15 10 20 20 20 50 55 35 45 60 35 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 63 56 45 42 41 48 59 64 65 58 46 43 41 47 58 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 66 41 65
WIND DIR W W W E W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 6 3 3 4 2 9 12 12 6 3 3 3 5 11 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 8.9 9.0 8.2 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.4 7.6 7.4 7.7 7.9 8.3 8.4
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 5 5 15 15 15 15 25 50 55 45 45 55 40 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 56 52 45 45 43 48 54 58 59 55 45 43 42 48 55 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 41 60
WIND DIR NW N N N N S SW W W NW N NW NW N W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 2 2 2 1 5 10 9 4 2 1 1 0 9 13 14
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) 9.1 8.6 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.6 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.5 7.9 8.3 8.2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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