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FWUS46 KSEW 220938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 OV BK SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 75 65 45 10 5 5 20 15 5 15 20 20 30 40 55
TEMPERATURE 40 38 39 39 38 32 31 31 30 28 36 38 38 32 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 28 40 29
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE N NE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 5.7 6.1 6.7 6.4 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.4 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.7
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 50 40 65 70 30 15 10 5 5 5 10 15 30 45 60
TEMPERATURE 43 41 46 46 43 39 37 36 34 32 39 42 41 33 33 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 32 44 32
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW N N N N N N NW E S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 9 6 5 2 2 4 4 8 6 3 3 3 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.3 5.3 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.9
..STEVENS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC OV BK BK OV BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 25 35 40 75 60 65 70 55 30 20 30 20 30 30 30
TEMPERATURE 42 40 49 51 46 40 38 36 35 34 36 43 41 33 32 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 33 43 30
WIND DIR S S W W W W W W W W W W W S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 2 3 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.3 5.5 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.6 2.9 2.2
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 CL FW FW SC SC BK FW SC OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 40 45 65 20 30 75 60 45 45 45 20 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 42 40 50 52 48 41 38 35 35 35 39 44 43 35 33 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 34 46 30
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 1 2 4 6 6 9 10 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 7.9 7.7 7.4 6.9 5.9 5.4 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.6
..WHITE PASS
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 25 50 35 45 45 20 15 15 15 15 25 15 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 42 40 50 51 48 40 37 34 32 30 37 43 43 33 31 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 30 45 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW W NW NW W W N SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 1 5 8 10 8 11 10 6 4 6 8 4 3 2 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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) 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.0 5.9 5.0 3.8 3.3 3.8 4.7 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.4 2.1
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE THURSDAY 10/22/26 FRIDAY 10/23/26
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 FW FW SC BK BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 35 55 55 25 35 20 25 25 15 15 35 20 25 20 35
TEMPERATURE 44 42 46 47 43 37 36 33 30 29 33 38 38 31 31 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 29 40 30
WIND DIR W W W SW SE N NW N N N N S N N N W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 5 1 2 4 10 13 13 4 1 1 1 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.1 4.1 3.3 3.8 4.9 5.2 5.1 4.1 3.1 2.1 1.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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