Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 222031
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 10 15 10 15 35 35 65 55 50 60 65 70 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 50 49 49 49 50 55 58 57 53 52 50 48 47 49 52 52 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 59 47 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N W W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 12 10 16 18 19 25 32 34 42 44 43 40 36 34 33 33
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 30 20 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07
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) 9.2 9.2 9.6 9.8 10.6 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.8 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 10 15 5 15 35 35 70 55 55 65 65 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 61 56 55 55 59 65 69 68 63 60 57 56 57 59 62 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 71 54 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 6 6 8 10 11 11 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 30 20 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.08
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) 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.8 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.8 11.7
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 10 15 10 15 40 35 60 55 50 60 65 70 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 61 57 55 54 59 67 71 70 63 61 58 55 57 62 64 64 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 72 55 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N W W W SW S S S S S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 6 8 8 11 12 12 14 16 16 14 14 14 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 30 20 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.05
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) 9.2 9.2 9.6 9.8 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.3 11.8 11.8
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 10 15 5 15 35 35 65 55 50 60 65 75 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 63 56 54 52 62 70 74 73 66 63 60 58 60 64 68 67 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 75 56 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 3 3 6 11 12 10 12 12 13 12 13 13 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 30 20 30 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05
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) 9.2 9.2 9.7 9.7 10.6 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.8 11.7
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 15 5 15 35 40 65 55 50 60 65 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 63 57 54 54 61 69 72 72 66 62 58 56 58 62 65 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 73 56 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N NW W W SW SW S S S SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 2 3 3 5 9 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
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) 9.2 9.2 9.5 9.7 10.4 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.4 11.1 11.3 11.9 11.8
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 15 5 15 35 40 65 55 55 60 65 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 60 57 55 55 59 64 67 67 63 60 56 55 55 57 60 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 69 54 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N E SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 2 3 5 6 10 12 13 17 17 17 16 13 13 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08
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) 9.2 9.2 9.5 9.7 10.5 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.8 11.8
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 10 15 5 15 35 40 70 55 55 65 65 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 62 58 56 56 60 65 68 68 64 62 58 57 57 58 61 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 72 56 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N NE S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 13 14 19 20 19 17 14 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 30 20 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.08
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) 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.8 10.7 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.7 11.7
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 15 15 5 15 40 30 50 55 45 50 65 70 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 66 61 58 57 63 72 77 75 68 65 62 60 60 67 70 69 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 77 58 71
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N NW W W W S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 3 5 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.8 10.3 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.8 11.8
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 5 10 10 15 35 45 70 55 50 60 65 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 60 57 55 54 59 64 68 67 63 61 57 56 57 58 60 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 69 55 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N NE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 10 12 16 17 17 14 12 11 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 20 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.12
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) 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.9 10.7 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.8 11.7
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.