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FWUS46 KSEW 232140
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
240 PM PDT THU APR 23 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 15 25 10 5 5 5 10 15 10 15 15 10 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 43 38 35 32 31 32 36 40 41 37 33 32 31 35 40 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 41 31 44
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N SE SE SE E NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 4 4 9 18 16 12 6 5 6 5 5 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 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) 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.5
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 15 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 20 35
TEMPERATURE 43 38 36 33 31 34 40 45 46 40 35 34 32 37 44 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 47 32 50
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 11 6 6 8 9 11 14 14 12 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 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) 4.9 4.7 3.6 2.4 1.6 1.5 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.5 3.3 3.7
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 50 30 5 0 0 0 35 25 20 15 15 10 10 40 60
TEMPERATURE 43 39 34 33 30 33 42 47 45 38 33 30 29 33 45 49 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 47 29 49
WIND DIR W NW N NE NE E E NE N N E E E E E N NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.0 4.9 4.2 2.9 2.0 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.8 3.7 2.8 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.6 3.3 3.9
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 20 5 0 0 20 30 20 15 10 10 5 5 40 40
TEMPERATURE 46 40 34 33 32 35 45 49 49 40 33 32 30 35 47 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 51 30 52
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE E SE E N N E E E E NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 5.0 4.8 4.5 3.6 2.4 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.9 3.5 4.0
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 10 5 10 45 35 10 10 10 15 25 60 70
TEMPERATURE 44 37 32 29 28 31 39 43 43 37 31 28 27 32 42 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 45 27 46
WIND DIR NW W NW E N E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 13 9 5 5 5 6 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 5.6 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.3 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.6 4.0
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 5 5 15 35 35 20 5 10 10 15 20 50 55
TEMPERATURE 41 37 31 31 30 31 37 41 41 35 31 30 29 32 40 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 43 29 44
WIND DIR NW N NW N N E E E NE N NE NE NE E N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 6 3 4 4 3 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 3 4 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 5.3 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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