315  
FWUS46 KSEW 232138  
AVGSEW  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
238 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
   
..HURRICANE RIDGE
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/24/26 SUNDAY 10/25/26  
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 CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 40 60 80 85 80 85 90 85 80 75 75 75 65 65 70  
TEMPERATURE 37 32 31 32 32 32 35 36 35 34 35 37 36 35 36 37 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 37 32 38  
WIND DIR W S S S S S N N S S S S S S N N N  
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 4 4 4 5 5 0 0 0  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 30 20 60 60 60 50 50 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R S R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 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 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.3 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.4 4.9 4.3 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3  
 
   
..MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/24/26 SUNDAY 10/25/26  
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 SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 45 60 75 60 80 85 95 95 90 80 75 75 60 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 41 33 33 34 34 34 38 38 37 36 38 39 38 37 39 41 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 35 43  
WIND DIR NW SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E NE  
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 9 11 11 10 9 5 3 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 0 40 30 50 50 30 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 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) 4.0 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.6  
 
   
..STEVENS PASS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/24/26 SUNDAY 10/25/26  
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 CL CL SC BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 25 50 35 40 50 65 85 95 90 95 95 75 70 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 40 33 32 31 32 32 41 47 43 37 37 36 36 35 38 44 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 47 34 44  
WIND DIR W SW S S SE E E NE E E E E E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S 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) 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.3 2.8 3.3 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 3.5 4.3 5.0 5.1  
 
   
..SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/24/26 SUNDAY 10/25/26  
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 CL CL FW BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 20 60 40 40 55 80 80 90 90 90 75 70 65 65 70  
TEMPERATURE 42 35 32 31 31 31 43 50 47 40 38 37 36 35 42 48 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 51 35 49  
WIND DIR NW N N N E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 40 40 20  
PRECIP TYPE R S S 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) 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.4 4.3 4.7 5.1 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.2  
 
   
..WHITE PASS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/24/26 SUNDAY 10/25/26  
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 CL CL FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 35 35 45 70 65 70 80 90 85 65 50 65 65 70  
TEMPERATURE 42 32 31 30 30 30 44 49 47 37 35 34 33 32 40 44 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 49 31 45  
WIND DIR W W N SE S SE SE W S E E E E E SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 3 4 4 2 3 2 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S 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) 5.3 4.5 3.8 3.5 3.3 4.1 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.0 5.0 5.9 5.8  
 
   
..PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/24/26 SUNDAY 10/25/26  
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 SC BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 40 55 55 50 60 80 80 95 90 75 70 70 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 37 31 32 32 31 32 40 44 42 38 39 39 37 36 37 41 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 45 35 42  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W SW SW N S S S S E SE S S  
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 3 6 6 6 6 3 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 40 40 60 60 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.05  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 4.3 3.5 3.0 3.2 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.9 5.8  
 

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