Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025


...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   80   85   85   85   85   75   50   40   35   40   25   20   35   25   15
TEMPERATURE        44   44   43   43   42   44   44   43   41   40   40   40   41   46   50   49   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  47                  38                  50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE    S    S    W    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)         12   13   13   14   13    9   17   19   13   13   12   12   12   10   11   13   18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   20   20   20   40   30   20   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.10      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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7  8.2  9.0  9.4  9.6 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.4 10.3  9.9  9.9  9.8  9.9  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   85   90   90   90   85   70   55   40   45   40   25   20   30   25   15
TEMPERATURE        53   51   50   50   51   53   54   53   50   47   46   47   50   57   61   60   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  56                  44                  63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE    S    S   SW    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          8    8    9    8    8    8   11   10    5    4    4    4    5    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   20   10   20   20   20   30   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.4  8.8  9.4  9.5 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.2 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   80   85   85   85   85   75   50   45   35   40   25   20   30   25   10
TEMPERATURE        53   51   50   50   51   55   56   55   50   48   46   46   50   58   62   61   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  57                  45                  62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE    S    S   SW    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          6    8    6    6    6    6   11   10    5    5    4    4    4    5    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   20   20   20   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7  8.3  9.0  9.4  9.6 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.4 10.4 10.0 10.0  9.9 10.0  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     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                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   85   90   90   90   85   75   55   40   40   40   25   20   35   25   15
TEMPERATURE        57   54   52   52   54   57   59   58   53   50   48   47   52   60   65   64   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  61                  46                  66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          4    5    5    3    3    5    6    5    4    4    3    3    3    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   20   10   20   20   20   20   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.09      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0  8.8  9.2  9.5  9.7 10.3 10.5 10.8 10.9 11.1 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.0  9.9 10.0  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   90   90   85   90   85   80   55   40   40   40   20   20   30   25   10
TEMPERATURE        55   53   51   51   53   56   56   56   51   49   47   47   51   59   62   63   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  58                  46                  63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE    S   SE   SE    W    N   NE    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    3    4    5    8    5    2    1    1    2    4    4    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   20   10   20   20   20   30   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.04      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.2  8.7  8.9  9.3 10.0 10.4 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.1  9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   90   90   85   90   85   80   55   40   45   40   20   20   30   25   15
TEMPERATURE        53   51   50   50   50   51   52   51   49   48   46   47   49   55   58   59   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  54                  45                  59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SE   SE    S    S   SW    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    6    8    6   10    9    4    3    4    4    5    4    5    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   20   10   20   20   20   30   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.2  8.7  8.8  9.2 10.1 10.5 10.8 11.1 11.2 11.4 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.1  9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   90   90   90   90   85   70   55   40   40   45   25   20   30   25   20
TEMPERATURE        54   53   51   52   51   52   54   53   51   50   48   48   50   55   60   60   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  56                  45                  64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE   SE    S    S   SW    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          6    8    8    9    8    6   10   10    5    4    4    4    5    4    4    5    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   20   10   20   20   20   30   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07      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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.8  9.6  9.5 10.0 10.5 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.2 10.8 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   75   80   85   85   80   80   75   45   40   35   35   25   20   25   20   10
TEMPERATURE        58   55   54   54   54   60   62   60   55   53   51   50   53   61   67   66   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  62                  49                  67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SE    S    S    W   NW    N    E    E    E   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    3    2    2    4    5    5    4    2    2    2    2    3    4    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   10   10   10   20   40   30   20   20   10    5    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.8  8.2  8.9  9.1  9.0  9.9 10.1 10.5 10.9 11.0 10.3 10.4 10.0  9.8  9.8  9.9  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...

DATE                                   WEDNESDAY 08/20/25                      THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT)          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20
                   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   90   90   90   90   90   70   60   40   40   40   30   20   30   30   15
TEMPERATURE        53   52   51   51   51   51   52   51   50   48   46   47   49   55   58   59   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  55                  46                  59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S    S   SE   SE    S    S   SW    W   NW    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          8    8    9    9    9    6   12   10    5    3    3    3    5    3    3    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   20   10   20   20   20   30   40   30   30   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.08      0.04      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.7  9.4  9.7 10.4 10.7 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.6 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.1  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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

 * SNOW LEVEL IS AN AUTOMATED PARAMETER GENERATED FROM A CONSENSUS BLEND OF NUMERICAL WEATHER GUIDANCE.