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FWUS46 KSEW 222138
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW BK OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 5 5 20 15 5 5 10 5 20 55 70 70 65 75 70
TEMPERATURE 37 32 30 30 30 28 36 39 37 32 31 32 32 32 35 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 40 30 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NE NE N N S S S S S N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.7 5.6
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 40 35 15 5 0 5 10 15 15 40 50 60 60 70 85
TEMPERATURE 43 39 37 36 34 32 39 42 40 33 33 34 34 34 39 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 32 41
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE N N N NW E E E E E SE SW SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 5 8 6 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.4 2.9 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.3 4.3 4.7
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW BK SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 55 55 65 60 30 5 15 25 10 20 60 25 45 55 70
TEMPERATURE 46 40 38 35 35 33 36 43 41 33 32 32 32 32 41 47 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 31 48
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S E E W N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 11 9 5 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.2 5.4 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.1 3.6 4.8 5.3
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 OV SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 35 40 65 70 40 20 15 5 10 10 30 25 45 55 65
TEMPERATURE 48 41 38 35 35 35 38 44 42 35 33 31 32 32 43 51 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 44 31 51
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E E SE SW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 4 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 5.7 5.1 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.8 4.6 5.0
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 35 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 5 10 40 25 55 50 70
TEMPERATURE 47 40 38 34 31 29 37 43 42 33 31 31 30 31 43 49 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 44 29 50
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W W W W S SE SE SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 14 13 11 5 6 5 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 32
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) 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.6 3.3 3.8 4.7 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.4 4.5 5.8 6.2
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 35 20 20 20 5 5 15 15 15 25 35 35 60 55 70
TEMPERATURE 42 37 36 33 30 30 33 38 37 31 31 32 32 32 40 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 39 30 45
WIND DIR S NE SE NW NW N SW S N N NE NE NE E N SW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 13 11 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 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) 6.5 6.2 5.0 4.0 3.4 3.8 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.2 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.1 4.6 5.7 6.2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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