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FWUS46 KSEW 302139
AVGSEW
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
239 PM PDT THU APR 30 2026
..HURRICANE RIDGE
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 65 55 50 55 80 70 80 80 60 55 45 40 35 40 25 20
TEMPERATURE 53 48 45 43 43 45 51 52 50 46 44 42 41 44 52 55 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 41 57
WIND DIR N NW S S SW SW SW N N NW SW SW S SE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 8 4 6 8 6 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 9 8 6
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) 7.9 7.5 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.2 8.2
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 30 40 35 50 65 60 60 85 70 65 55 60 50 45 40 35
TEMPERATURE 58 53 48 47 46 48 55 58 58 51 49 48 47 50 58 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 47 64
WIND DIR W N S S S S S S W N E E E E NE N N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 6 6 6 4 5 6 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5
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) 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.7
..STEVENS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 30 35 30 50 50 45 75 75 75 70 75 75 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 60 53 46 43 43 45 58 62 61 52 48 47 45 48 58 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 63 45 66
WIND DIR SE E E E E E SE SE S W E E E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 8.0 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.1 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.3 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.7
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 BK SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 25 30 30 45 40 65 70 65 65 75 75 60 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 64 55 47 44 43 47 61 65 63 53 48 46 46 48 60 66 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 66 46 68
WIND DIR SE E E E E E SE S NW NW NE E E NE E NE N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.9 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.8
..WHITE PASS
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 20 25 25 35 55 75 65 70 75 70 75 70 60 50 55
TEMPERATURE 59 51 42 40 40 46 58 62 61 52 46 46 45 49 57 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 64 45 64
WIND DIR E S SE E SE E SE S SW NW NE NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 6 8 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
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) 7.5 7.5 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.8 8.4 8.6 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.7
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 30 50 45 50 60 70 70 65 75 75 75 60 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 55 49 44 43 42 46 54 57 56 49 47 46 47 49 55 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 45 61
WIND DIR E NE NE NE N NW SW W NW NW NE NE NE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 6 4 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.6 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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