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FWUS46 KSEW 250938
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
238 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 100 85 60 45 35 25 20 25 65 75 95 70 55 40 30
TEMPERATURE 42 40 40 42 41 37 37 36 35 35 40 43 41 37 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 35 44 35
WIND DIR S S NW W W W W SW SW SW N N NE E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 10 12 18 14 14 14 12 8 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 100 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.16 0.01 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) 7.4 7.3 7.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.2
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 80 90 95 95 90 90 90 65 55 50 85 55 60 55 50
TEMPERATURE 48 47 44 44 42 39 40 39 39 38 40 43 45 40 38 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 38 46 36
WIND DIR S S S SW W W W W SW S W NW NW NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 17 12 18 13 10 14 17 12 5 3 2 2 2 1 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 60 70 90 100 90 80 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.37 0.26 0.03 0.01 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) 8.2 7.6 7.1 7.1 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 75 70 100 100 90 85 90 90 45 30 60 95 70 75 60 50
TEMPERATURE 48 45 46 45 43 41 41 39 37 35 42 48 49 43 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 35 49 35
WIND DIR SE S S SW W W W W W W W W W N E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 12 16 10 9 10 11 10 6 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 29 27 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 50 100 100 70 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.40 0.26 0.01 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) 8.3 7.4 7.3 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.0
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 80 100 95 90 90 85 80 40 20 70 95 65 65 55 50
TEMPERATURE 48 47 48 47 46 43 42 40 40 38 46 52 50 43 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 52 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 14 16 10 6 6 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 29 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 70 100 90 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.55 0.23 0.01 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) 8.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 6.1 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.1
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 95 95 90 85 85 90 90 45 25 55 95 65 55 50 60
TEMPERATURE 44 43 41 42 42 39 37 37 36 34 42 49 49 41 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 34 51 34
WIND DIR NW S SW W W W W W W W N NW N E E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 10 23 20 16 13 14 12 5 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 42 47 48 43 37 37 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 90 90 60 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.32 0.04 0.01 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) 7.6 6.9 7.3 6.8 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.8
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 100 95 85 80 60 80 70 45 25 55 100 75 65 55 55
TEMPERATURE 43 39 37 39 38 35 34 33 32 31 35 41 43 38 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 44 33
WIND DIR SW S S W W W W W N N N W N NE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 19 14 20 20 16 16 17 8 3 1 0 1 1 2 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 39 39 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 100 90 60 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.62 0.04 0.01 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) 7.6 7.1 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.8 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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