Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 101822
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1122 AM GMT FRI OCT 10 2025


...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   OV   BK   SC   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25   15   45   45   75   65   50   75   35   35   30   15   15
TEMPERATURE                       61   59   54   52   48   47   40   40   37   36   33   31   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  40                  44                  26
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        23   21   24   23   21   17   14   13   16   17   18   14   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    5    5   20   10   60   40   20   50   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       T         R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.01      0.02      0.01      0.03      0.03      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                11.9 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.3 10.8 10.0  8.6  8.0  7.5  6.3  5.9  5.9  6.0


...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   25   25   50   30   70   65   55   85   50   50   45   25   35
TEMPERATURE                       58   57   51   49   46   41   41   39   36   34   31   29   27   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  38                  41                  24
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SW    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        17   17   18   18   14   10   13   13   14   16   17   13   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               5   10   10    5   20    5   60   30   10   50   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R         S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.03      0.02      0.01      0.04      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.5       0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.2 12.3 12.0 11.9 11.5 11.0  9.7  8.2  7.9  7.4  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.8


...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   20   20   40   30   70   65   55   80   50   50   40   25   25
TEMPERATURE                       70   70   61   58   52   48   45   50   48   47   41   37   34   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  44                  53                  30
WIND DIR                           S    S    S    S    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        16   14   14   14   12   10   13   13   14   13   13   11   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               5   10   10    5   20    5   60   30   10   50   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R         R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.03      0.04      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.2 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.5 10.9  9.8  8.1  7.8  7.5  6.2  5.9  5.7  5.8


...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       FW   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25   20   60   60   75   70   40   80   35   35   35   20   15
TEMPERATURE                       59   58   52   50   47   44   39   40   36   36   31   30   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  38                  44                  26
WIND DIR                           S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        21   20   21   23   20   16   14   13   16   16   18   14   11    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    5    5   30   10   60   30   20   50   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.02      0.06      0.02      0.04      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.6       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.0 12.3 11.9 12.0 11.5 10.9  9.8  8.4  8.0  7.5  6.2  5.9  5.8  6.0


...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   25   20   40   30   70   70   60   75   55   55   40   25   30
TEMPERATURE                       55   53   49   46   44   42   40   38   33   30   28   27   25   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  37                  41                  23
WIND DIR                           S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        20   20   21   24   20   16   18   14   18   19   20   18   18   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               5   10   10    5   20    5   50   30   10   50   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         S    S         S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.03      0.02      0.01      0.07      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.7       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.2 12.4 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.0 10.0  8.7  8.1  7.5  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.8


...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       FW   FW   FW   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25   25   55   45   75   65   70   85   55   45   45   30   30
TEMPERATURE                       63   60   52   49   47   43   38   44   39   37   31   30   27   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  38                  47                  25
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        20   18   18   18   13   11   13   14   14   14   14   11   10    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    5   10    5   30   10   60   20   20   60   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.03      0.06      0.03      0.01      0.04      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.1 12.3 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.0  9.6  8.6  8.2  7.6  6.3  6.1  5.8  5.8


...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   20   20   50   30   70   70   50   80   60   50   45   25   25
TEMPERATURE                       61   60   52   50   47   44   42   42   38   37   32   30   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  40                  44                  26
WIND DIR                           S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        20   18   20   21   17   11   12   13   17   17   18   14   13   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               5   10   10    5   20    5   50   30   10   60   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R         S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.01      0.02      0.01      0.04      0.06      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.2 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.1  8.7  8.0  7.5  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.8


...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   25   25   50   30   65   70   55   85   55   50   40   30   35
TEMPERATURE                       65   64   57   54   50   48   44   44   43   40   36   33   32   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  44                  47                  30
WIND DIR                           S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)                        17   17   18   19   16   10   12   12   14   17   18   13   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               5   10   10    5   20    5   50   20   10   50   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R         R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.05      0.07      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.2 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.4 11.0  9.7  8.2  7.9  7.4  6.2  6.0  5.6  5.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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