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FWUS46 KSEW 230727
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1227 AM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 5 5 10 30 45 85 85 85 85 65 70 80 80 70
TEMPERATURE 29 29 36 39 36 31 31 32 32 32 35 36 34 34 36 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 37 32
WIND DIR NE E NE N N N S S S S S W S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 2 2 2 0 4 5 4 5 4 1 3 6 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 50 50 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.08 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.4 4.4 5.4 5.3 5.1 6.3 5.7 6.2
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 5 20 25 50 70 75 90 85 95 90 80 85 80
TEMPERATURE 34 32 38 41 40 32 33 33 34 34 38 39 37 36 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 41 34
WIND DIR N N N N NW E S S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 6 3 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 4 5 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 40 40 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4 5.0 4.8
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 25 20 5 10 20 25 40 55 70 70 75 85 85 70 65
TEMPERATURE 34 33 36 42 40 32 32 32 32 32 41 47 44 37 37 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 31 47 35
WIND DIR W W W W W S S SE SE E E NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 8 5 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 4 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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) 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.6 3.1 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.6
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 40 20 10 5 5 20 40 50 75 65 70 80 75 65 60
TEMPERATURE 34 34 37 43 42 35 33 32 32 32 43 50 48 41 39 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 51 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N E E E E SE SE SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 6 8 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.8 3.3 4.3 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.9 5.0 4.6
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 5 5 5 10 35 55 55 75 75 85 75 60 65 55
TEMPERATURE 29 29 37 43 42 33 31 31 31 31 43 49 48 38 36 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 50 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW E E SE SE SE W SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 10 5 6 6 5 4 3 5 4 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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) 3.2 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.7 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.6 6.1 4.5 3.7
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 15 10 10 15 30 70 70 80 85 100 80 75 65 65
TEMPERATURE 30 30 33 38 37 31 31 32 32 32 40 44 42 38 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 45 36
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE W W W SW SW W W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 14 5 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
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) 3.3 3.8 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.2 3.5 3.1 3.1 4.0 5.1 5.6 6.2 6.7 6.4 5.5 5.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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