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FWUS46 KSEW 160733
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1232 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 70 95 85 65 60 45 35 40 50 55 55 50 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 56 58 59 57 55 50 50 49 48 47 50 51 51 51 49 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 47 58 46
WIND DIR E E N N W S S SW SW S N N N W S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 4 4 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 30 90 80 10 10 5 10 10 10 20 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.21 0.11 0.01 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) 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.4 9.6 8.1 7.8 8.1 8.5 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.2
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 55 60 75 70 65 65 70 60 30 20 20 20 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 62 62 67 71 67 57 57 57 57 52 53 59 61 58 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 51 64 48
WIND DIR SE S SE SW SW S S S S S SW W W W N W W
WIND (MPH) 3 8 5 6 9 10 5 5 3 3 5 6 8 6 0 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 20 60 60 20 10 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 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) 11.5 11.6 12.0 12.3 12.5 12.5 11.6 10.6 9.3 8.6 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.5 9.2
..STEVENS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 OV BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 60 65 60 40 65 70 65 60 30 5 5 5 10 15 30 35
TEMPERATURE 60 61 72 79 72 60 57 55 52 51 62 71 70 62 54 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 50 72 48
WIND DIR SE E E SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 4 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 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) 11.7 12.1 12.5 12.5 12.2 11.2 10.6 9.8 9.1 8.5 9.5 10.2 10.4 10.2 9.5 9.5 9.4
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 OV BK SC BK SC BK BK BK SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 55 50 55 60 55 40 20 5 0 5 10 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 57 57 68 72 68 60 56 53 51 50 62 70 70 62 54 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 49 73 48
WIND DIR E E SW NW W NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 6 6 5 5 3 3 4 4 6 8 6 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.01 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) 11.8 12.2 12.4 12.2 12.0 10.7 9.6 8.9 8.3 8.4 9.8 10.2 10.4 10.0 9.5 9.5 9.3
..WHITE PASS
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 55 55 45 45 35 30 35 15 5 0 0 5 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 54 59 68 71 67 59 53 48 46 50 62 69 71 64 53 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 46 72 46
WIND DIR NE E E W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 8 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 10 11 10 9 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 30 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.1 11.1 9.7 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.7 9.6 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 9.6 9.5
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 60 65 55 40 40 35 35 20 10 10 15 15 25 30 25
TEMPERATURE 61 57 58 60 58 52 52 49 47 46 54 60 61 56 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 46 62 46
WIND DIR NE NE NE W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 40 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05 0.01 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) 12.1 12.3 12.2 12.0 11.1 9.0 8.3 8.1 8.1 9.0 9.8 10.2 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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