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FWUS46 KSEW 230938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT WED SEP 23 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 35 40 65 55 50 65 75 80 75 90 100 100 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 42 40 42 44 42 37 37 37 37 37 41 42 41 38 39 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 44 38
WIND DIR S SW W N N N E E E E N N N NE N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 10 30 100 100 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.15 0.14
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) 6.9 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.4 6.7 7.7 9.1 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.9
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 OV OV BK SC SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 70 70 55 50 50 80 75 75 65 85 95 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 43 43 45 47 47 42 42 42 42 42 48 51 48 46 47 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 40 53 40
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SE E E SE S SW E S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 6 5 2 2 3 5 4 1 2 1 2 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 70 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15 0.26
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) 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.2 7.1 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.2 7.9
..STEVENS PASS
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 BK OV BK SC BK BK OV OV OV SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 80 60 25 60 65 75 85 75 40 80 95 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 43 42 51 55 53 46 44 43 43 43 53 59 57 51 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 41 59 44
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW E E E E E E SE W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10
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) 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.7 8.6 9.0 9.5 9.8 9.4 8.8 8.1
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 BK OV SC SC SC BK OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 75 50 30 40 55 90 90 65 45 75 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 42 42 52 56 55 47 45 43 44 44 55 61 58 51 50 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 62 45
WIND DIR N N W W NW N N E E E SE SE SE N W N W
WIND (MPH) 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.14
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) 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.7 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.4 8.7 8.0
..WHITE PASS
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 BK BK SC FW SC SC BK OV SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 60 35 20 25 30 55 75 45 50 80 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 39 40 49 54 54 45 42 41 41 42 54 59 57 51 48 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 60 41
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.17
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) 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.4 8.4 8.7 9.3 10.3 10.4 10.0 9.6 8.5 8.0
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 70 40 50 40 50 70 85 55 45 90 100 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 38 38 44 47 47 41 40 42 43 43 50 52 49 46 47 47 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 40 54 37
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W N E S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.30
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) 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.5 8.4 9.4 10.1 10.1 9.3 9.1 8.4 7.8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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