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FWUS46 KSEW 262138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 SC OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 55 45 80 70 60 65 55 40 45 30 40 40 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 56 50 48 47 48 47 52 52 50 46 45 45 45 44 50 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 54 44 51
WIND DIR SW S S S S S N N W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 3 4 6 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 10 40 50 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 9.5 8.6 8.2 7.6 7.8 7.8 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.8
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 35 70 85 95 70 60 80 80 75 85 85 80 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 65 56 54 53 53 51 51 53 51 46 48 50 51 47 48 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 54 46 52
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 4 3 6 10 9 4 4 3 2 2 4 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 70 50 40 5 40 40 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.03
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) 11.0 10.0 9.5 8.7 8.2 8.0 8.2 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.1
..STEVENS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 SC BK BK BK BK FW SC OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 25 65 60 70 70 25 45 85 90 95 95 65 45 30 25
TEMPERATURE 70 58 54 51 49 49 54 58 56 50 49 48 48 46 52 58 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 58 46 58
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE 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) 11.3 10.3 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.2 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.1
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 30 60 55 70 75 40 55 80 85 90 90 70 50 40 45
TEMPERATURE 69 59 54 51 49 50 55 60 59 53 51 50 49 48 54 60 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 61 48 60
WIND DIR W NW N NW W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 11.0 9.9 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.0 7.6 8.2 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.1
..WHITE PASS
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK FW BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 35 45 55 60 55 10 50 60 55 65 70 50 20 15 5
TEMPERATURE 69 59 53 50 48 49 54 59 58 52 48 46 44 45 54 60 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 60 44 61
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 12 11 9 6 4 5 6 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.5 9.4 8.5 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.5
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC BK OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 40 35 40 55 45 30 65 70 70 75 80 65 40 30 25
TEMPERATURE 62 53 51 50 49 45 47 51 51 45 45 44 42 40 47 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 53 40 53
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 2 3 3 6 8 10 10 6 3 1 1 1 4 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 9.8 9.7 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.0 7.8 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.3 8.6 8.4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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