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FWUS46 KSEW 162053
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
153 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 50 45 30 50 55 60 60 55 55 55 25 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 55 50 51 50 48 47 49 51 51 50 49 48 46 49 55 56 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 53 46 58
WIND DIR NW SE SE S S S S SW NW NW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 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) 11.6 10.0 8.3 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.5 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.7
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 BK BK OV BK BK FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 55 75 55 65 20 10 25 30 40 35 55 35 30 35 25
TEMPERATURE 68 58 58 58 57 52 53 59 61 57 52 50 48 52 56 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 62 48 62
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW W SW W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 6 4 3 4 6 9 10 8 2 2 2 2 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 12.5 12.5 11.6 10.7 10.3 9.1 8.3 9.1 9.5 9.3 9.0 8.6 8.5 9.1 9.5 9.8 10.0
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 BK OV OV OV BK CL CL FW FW SC BK OV SC CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 75 75 80 50 5 5 10 15 40 50 75 30 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 73 60 57 55 53 51 62 70 69 62 54 50 49 51 61 69 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 71 48 70
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 6 4 4 4 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 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) 12.5 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.1 8.6 8.9 9.6 10.0 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.9 10.1
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 BK BK OV BK FW CL CL CL FW SC SC OV SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 60 60 70 55 20 0 0 5 10 35 50 70 30 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 69 60 56 53 51 50 62 69 71 64 54 50 49 50 63 69 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 71 48 71
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 6 4 2 2 2 4 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 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) 12.1 10.7 10.0 9.7 9.0 8.3 8.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.9 10.0
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC BK FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 35 35 35 15 0 0 5 10 30 40 60 15 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 68 59 53 49 46 50 62 68 70 64 52 48 46 51 63 69 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 70 45 71
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 11 9 8 6 8 11 12 10 8 6 6 9 10 12 13
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) 11.2 10.4 9.6 9.4 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.5 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.9 10.1
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC BK FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 35 35 35 15 0 10 15 25 40 50 60 15 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 58 53 53 50 47 47 54 60 62 56 50 48 47 48 56 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 62 45 63
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 9 10 5 1 1 1 3 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 11.4 9.3 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.6 9.1 9.7 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.4 10.0 10.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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