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FWUS46 KSEW 160925
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
225 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 59 59 58 56 52 52 50 49 48 51 55 57 54 51 49 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 0.03 0.17 0.05 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) 11.4 11.4 11.9 11.9 11.6 9.9 8.2 7.6 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.7
..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 65 68 65 56 55 56 56 52 54 60 64 59 53 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 0.01 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) 11.8 11.6 12.0 12.5 12.5 12.4 11.5 10.6 10.3 9.5 8.3 8.9 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5
..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 60 70 76 70 59 55 54 51 51 61 71 70 62 53 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 0.00 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) 11.7 12.1 12.7 12.6 12.4 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.4 8.8 8.9 9.5 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.5
..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 69 60 57 53 51 50 63 71 73 66 55 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 0.01 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) 11.8 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.1 10.5 9.8 9.8 9.1 8.2 8.9 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.6
..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 68 60 53 49 46 50 63 70 72 65 53 49 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 R T R R
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) 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.2 10.1 9.6 9.4 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.7
..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 59 58 52 51 49 47 47 54 60 62 57 51 48 47
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 0.01 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) 12.2 12.5 12.3 12.1 11.2 9.3 8.3 8.1 7.9 8.5 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.4 9.5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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