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FWUS46 KSEW 212139
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 50 70 70 75 80 80 50 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 49 43 42 40 39 39 40 39 38 32 31 31 30 28 36 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 41 28 39
WIND DIR N S S SW W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW S N N N
WIND (MPH) 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 6 4 3 2 2 0 1 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.1 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.7
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 45 35 50 60 50 50 85 70 50 45 50 25 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 53 47 46 45 43 41 46 46 43 39 37 36 35 33 39 41 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 48 33 43
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW W NW W NW NW N N N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 4 2 2 3 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 2 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.1 5.1 4.3 3.8 3.6 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.3
..STEVENS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 CL SC SC SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 40 25 15 15 10 40 75 90 80 75 85 60 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 57 46 44 43 42 40 49 52 47 40 38 36 36 35 36 42 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 52 35 42
WIND DIR W SE E SE SE NE W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 10 8 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3 6.6 5.3 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.5 4.6
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW CL FW SC OV OV SC OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 35 20 10 0 10 30 80 85 35 70 85 65 50 35 35
TEMPERATURE 60 49 46 44 42 40 50 52 49 41 38 36 36 36 39 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 54 36 44
WIND DIR N E E N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 10 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) 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 5.1 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.4
..WHITE PASS
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW BK OV OV BK OV SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 5 10 10 25 20 60 85 80 60 80 30 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 59 47 44 43 42 40 50 51 48 39 37 34 32 31 37 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 53 31 44
WIND DIR W SE SE SE SE E W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 8 9 11 13 13 12 8 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.1 5.7 5.0 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.9 5.0 5.3
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 30 20 10 15 20 40 75 70 65 50 65 35 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 55 47 48 47 44 42 46 47 43 37 36 34 31 30 33 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 30 39
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 6 5 9 13 13 11 6 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 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) 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.0 5.6 4.8 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.9 4.8 4.8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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