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FWUS46 KSEW 102134
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 PM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 85 80 85 85 90 100 100 100 90 90 95 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 26 23 22 22 23 24 27 31 33 34 27 25 23 25 26 27 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 34 23 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 10 8 6 6 12 28 29 33 32 18 16 14 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 58 62
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 30 50 60 80 100 100 100 80 80 90 90 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.05 0.10 0.48 0.40 0.06 0.06 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 2.4 0.7 1.3 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.7
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 2.2 3.5 5.0 5.4 4.8 2.5 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.7
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 85 95 85 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 26 25 25 24 24 24 28 29 32 35 31 28 26 25 27 28 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 35 25 28
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 12 12 9 6 9 13 25 32 34 33 20 19 18 17 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 69 72 62 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 70 90 80 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.16 0.10 0.40 0.69 0.21 0.16 0.28
6 HOUR SNOW 4.8 2.5 1.6 4.8 4.3 2.4 2.5 4.3
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.0 3.1 4.5 4.7 2.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.3
..STEVENS PASS
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 85 85 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 27 25 26 27 26 26 28 30 33 35 35 32 29 27 27 29 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 35 26 29
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 9 8 4 4 6 13 18 23 23 16 13 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 54 62 57 35 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 90 80 60 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.20 0.29 0.65 0.67 0.37 0.35 0.33
6 HOUR SNOW 3.4 3.0 4.2 7.4 2.3 2.7 5.1 4.9
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.1 3.2 4.1 4.9 5.1 4.7 2.7 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 100 100 85 80 95 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 29 27 27 28 28 28 30 32 34 36 36 34 30 29 29 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 36 28 31
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W S SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 8 10 12 12 8 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 41 48 49 28 26 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 100 70 70 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.20 0.39 0.85 1.07 0.43 0.30 0.51
6 HOUR SNOW 4.2 2.8 5.0 6.7 0.3 1.3 3.8 6.7
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 3.0 4.2 5.0 5.2 5.0 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.2
..WHITE PASS
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 27 25 25 26 26 27 30 32 32 34 34 33 29 27 29 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 34 27 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 12 13 11 10 12 16 24 27 29 29 23 20 19 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 29 35 56 61 64 66 47 43 41 39 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 90 80 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.33 0.41 0.92 1.27 1.00 0.34 0.35
6 HOUR SNOW 5.3 5.2 5.7 9.9 8.3 6.8 4.3 4.6
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.9 3.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 100 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 24 23 24 24 24 26 28 29 32 34 34 30 26 25 26 28 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 34 24 30
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 12 12 10 9 11 18 29 35 37 35 24 19 17 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 52 57 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.52 0.42 0.62 1.27 1.79 1.02 0.46 0.64
6 HOUR SNOW 8.4 6.7 8.9 14.7 17.4 9.4 6.5 9.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.4 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.2 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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