Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 160830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 65 70 75 90 90 95 85 90 85 80 85 85 85 85 65
TEMPERATURE 41 48 51 51 49 48 49 48 46 46 49 50 50 51 49 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 46 51 47
WIND CHILL 35 39 39 38 36 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 12 14 21 29 33 40 44 36 20 16 11 14 16 17 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 60 80 70 70 30 30 40 50 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.15 0.04 0.01 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 7.7 7.9 8.2 9.1 11.6 12.9 13.7 13.6 13.4 12.9 12.7 12.2 11.5 10.8 10.6 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 55 60 70 90 90 95 80 80 85 80 85 80 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 49 59 63 64 60 58 57 56 55 58 60 61 59 58 57 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 54 62 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 10 11 14 18 18 14 10 8 5 5 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 70 90 70 60 20 30 30 40 20 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.27 0.19 0.03 0.01 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 7.4 7.7 8.2 9.4 12.2 13.2 13.8 13.6 13.4 12.9 12.9 12.2 11.3 10.6 10.6 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 65 65 70 85 85 95 85 85 85 80 80 80 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 50 60 64 65 60 58 58 57 56 59 61 62 59 59 57 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 54 62 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW S S S SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 8 8 10 11 11 14 16 14 10 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 60 80 70 70 30 30 40 40 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.17 0.04 0.01 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 7.7 7.8 8.2 9.1 11.6 12.9 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.0 12.7 12.3 11.6 10.8 10.7 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 65 65 70 85 85 95 80 85 85 80 80 75 85 80 65
TEMPERATURE 51 62 67 67 63 59 59 57 57 61 64 65 62 61 58 57 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 55 65 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE S S S S SE S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 6 8 8 9 8 10 12 10 8 6 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 30 60 90 70 70 30 30 40 50 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.13 0.02 0.01 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 7.6 7.8 8.2 9.3 11.8 13.0 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.5 10.8 10.6 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 55 55 75 90 90 95 80 85 90 90 75 75 70 70 50
TEMPERATURE 50 60 65 66 61 59 58 57 57 60 62 63 61 60 58 57 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 55 63 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S SW S SW SW W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 2 5 6 6 5 5 9 10 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 40 60 90 70 70 40 30 20 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.27 0.17 0.02 0.01 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 7.6 8.2 9.4 11.8 13.2 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.1 13.0 12.3 11.7 10.9 10.7 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 55 50 70 95 90 95 80 90 90 90 80 75 65 75 50
TEMPERATURE 49 57 61 62 59 58 57 56 55 56 57 59 58 58 57 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 54 59 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 8 8 9 11 12 18 19 13 6 5 3 4 5 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 40 60 90 70 70 40 30 20 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.34 0.22 0.03 0.01 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 7.4 7.7 8.3 9.5 12.1 13.3 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.1 13.0 12.4 11.7 10.8 10.7 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 50 65 60 90 85 95 80 80 80 75 75 80 75 80 65
TEMPERATURE 50 60 64 65 61 60 58 57 56 57 60 61 59 59 58 57 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 55 63 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SE NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 10 13 18 21 21 16 9 6 5 5 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 70 90 60 50 20 30 30 40 20 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.26 0.19 0.03 0.01 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 7.4 7.7 8.3 9.6 12.3 13.3 13.8 13.7 13.4 12.9 12.8 12.2 11.3 10.5 10.6 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 55 55 75 90 85 95 85 85 90 80 85 80 75 75 55
TEMPERATURE 55 64 67 68 64 61 61 60 59 61 63 64 62 63 61 60 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 58 64 59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S S S S SE N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 4 6 6 5 4 6 11 10 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 60 80 80 70 30 40 30 40 20 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.22 0.16 0.02 0.01 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 7.7 7.7 8.0 9.0 11.3 12.7 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.0 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.1 10.8 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 35 70 70 85 90 95 80 85 85 85 85 75 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 49 58 61 62 59 59 57 56 55 57 58 60 58 58 57 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 54 60 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SE NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 8 10 14 17 17 12 8 4 3 4 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 60 90 50 50 20 20 30 30 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.29 0.23 0.03 0.01 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) 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.5 9.9 12.3 13.4 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.0 12.8 12.3 11.5 10.6 10.6 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN