421  
FWUS46 KSEW 280924  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
224 AM PDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
   
..HURRICANE RIDGE
 
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 60 65 85 90 90 95 90 65 50 50 50 20 25 20 25 30  
TEMPERATURE 33 36 40 39 38 37 36 37 36 36 40 43 42 36 33 32 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 34 44 30  
WIND DIR S W W W S S S S SW W W NW NW SW E E E  
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 5 8 8 6 6 5 8 6 6 4 1 4 5 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 20 60 70 70 70 20 30 30 30 30 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.07 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.1 5.4 6.6 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.7 4.8 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.5  
 
   
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
 
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 80 85 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 80 80 55 40 35 40 45  
TEMPERATURE 36 37 40 40 40 38 39 38 38 38 40 42 42 38 35 35 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 37 44 33  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 10 8 6 8 9 5 5 6 6 6 4 2 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 20 40 80 90 90 90 90 90 70 70 20 20 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.12 0.10 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.6  
 
   
..STEVENS PASS
 
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 70 75 85 90 90 90 90 90 70 60 60 60 55 55 45  
TEMPERATURE 37 38 43 45 44 40 39 38 38 38 41 45 44 40 38 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 37 45 34  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 9 8 5 8 10 10 6 5 3 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 30 20 30 40 80 60 60 30 30 10 10 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.5 4.6  
 
   
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
 
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 75 70 75 90 90 95 95 85 75 70 70 70 60 60 45  
TEMPERATURE 38 38 43 46 46 41 39 39 39 39 42 45 47 41 38 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 47 34  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 5 8 4 6 5 5 5 6 9 6 6 5 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 30 30 40 50 90 80 80 30 30 30 30 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.22 0.12 0.07 0.02 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 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 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.5  
 
   
..WHITE PASS
 
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 55 60 60 85 85 85 90 80 70 50 40 30 40 40 25  
TEMPERATURE 33 35 43 47 46 40 38 38 38 38 41 45 46 40 36 32 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 37 47 30  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NE  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 12 9 10 11 11 10 12 14 13 11 6 2 1  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 30 30 20 60 60 60 20 20 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 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) 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.6 7.9 6.8 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.4  
 
   
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
 
 
DATE MONDAY 04/28/25 TUESDAY 04/29/25  
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 BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 60 70 65 85 85 85 90 85 60 55 35 35 40 35 30  
TEMPERATURE 32 34 38 41 41 38 37 37 36 36 38 41 42 36 33 31 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 36 43 29  
WIND DIR NW W W SW W NW NW W W W W W NW NW N NE N  
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 11 8 10 17 20 18 14 19 16 8 3 3 3 1  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 20 40 40 20 70 70 70 30 30 20 20 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 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 5.7 6.3 6.8 7.8 7.7 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.3  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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