856  
FWUS46 KSEW 182138  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
238 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
   
..HURRICANE RIDGE  
 
DATE FRIDAY 06/19/26 SATURDAY 06/20/26  
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 25 35 30 30 30 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 61 57 52 52 50 57 63 65 63 58 53 49 46 51 55 57 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 46 59  
WIND DIR N NE E SE SW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 3 3 1 5 4 6 3 2 2 2 3 9 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) 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.0 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.3 8.1 8.2  
 
   
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA  
 
DATE FRIDAY 06/19/26 SATURDAY 06/20/26  
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 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 5 5 15 15 10 30 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15  
TEMPERATURE 67 63 56 55 53 60 66 67 67 62 55 53 50 53 56 59 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 69 49 61  
WIND DIR NW NW E S S S S SW SW W S SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 5 5 3 10 12 12 6 3 3 2 5 10 11 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) 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.1 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 8.4 8.8  
 
   
..STEVENS PASS  
 
DATE FRIDAY 06/19/26 SATURDAY 06/20/26  
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC BK OV SC FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 15 35 40 45 35 35 20 15 30 50 75 30 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 74 67 55 53 51 56 70 77 75 65 56 52 49 50 58 63 63  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 78 48 64  
WIND DIR W W SE E E E W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 8 5 5 5 6 8 8 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) 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.8 7.3 7.4 8.1 8.2  
 
   
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 06/19/26 SATURDAY 06/20/26  
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 SC SC SC BK BK FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 25 35 60 65 15 25 20 20 35 45 45 15 5 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 76 68 56 54 52 56 72 78 77 67 56 51 47 48 59 65 65  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 80 46 66  
WIND DIR NW N NE E E SE SW W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 3 4 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 4 5 8 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) 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.3 7.6 7.5 7.0 7.2 7.9 8.1  
 
   
..WHITE PASS  
 
DATE FRIDAY 06/19/26 SATURDAY 06/20/26  
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 BK OV FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 45 60 80 10 10 10 25 10 25 20 30 10 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 75 68 56 52 49 58 70 76 76 67 55 48 44 49 57 62 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 78 44 64  
WIND DIR W W E E E SE W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 6 6 5 5 11 14 12 11 11 13 16 16 16 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 10.2 10.1 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.1 9.3 8.9 7.6 7.4 7.2 8.1 8.5  
 
   
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 06/19/26 SATURDAY 06/20/26  
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 BK OV OV SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 65 80 75 40 20 15 35 10 20 25 35 10 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 66 63 57 58 56 58 64 67 67 61 54 50 46 47 51 55 57  
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 69 46 57  
WIND DIR NW N NE N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 2 4 3 4 2 6 10 11 8 4 4 5 8 11 13 13  
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) 10.1 9.8 9.4 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.3 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.4 7.1 7.3 8.0 8.3  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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