Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 230727
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1227 AM PDT SAT AUG 23 2025


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   35   30   70   80   80   90   75   70   55   90   90   80   75   60   55   50
TEMPERATURE        63   67   77   78   73   65   65   63   61   63   71   73   68   60   60   58   56
MAX/MIN TEMP                           78                  60                  74                  56
WIND DIR            S    S    W    S    N    S    W    W    W   SW    W    W   NW    W    W   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    8    6    8    8    6    5    5    6    9    8    6    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   10   50   50   10   20   20   20   10   80   80   70   70   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    T    R    R    R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.06      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.8 14.8 15.1 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.2 13.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   35   65   70   85   80   75   70   60   80   80   85   75   65   60   55
TEMPERATURE        61   66   74   76   72   64   63   62   59   62   67   70   65   58   58   56   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           77                  57                  71                  52
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SW    W    N    E    W    W    W    W    S   NW    W    N   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    6    8    6    6    5    5    6    8    6    6    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   50   30   10   30   20   20   20   70   70   60   60   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.05      0.04      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.7 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   35   65   65   85   80   75   70   60   85   85   80   75   65   60   55
TEMPERATURE        67   71   86   89   86   76   73   69   65   68   79   83   78   71   67   63   60
MAX/MIN TEMP                           90                  63                  84                  59
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SW   NW   NE   SE   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   NW    W    N   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   50   20   10   30   20   20   20   70   70   60   60   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    T    R    R    R    R    R    T    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.01      0.05      0.04      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.9 15.0 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   35   25   70   80   85   85   75   75   60   90   90   75   75   60   55   50
TEMPERATURE        61   63   75   77   73   63   63   61   59   59   69   72   67   58   58   57   55
MAX/MIN TEMP                           79                  57                  73                  53
WIND DIR           SE   SW   SW   SW    S    N    W    W    N   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    6    8    6    8    8    6    5    5    8    9    8    6    6    6    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   10   50   50   20   20   20   30   10   80   80   70   70   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    T    R    R    R         R    T    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.07      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   40   65   75   85   80   75   70   60   80   80   80   75   65   65   55
TEMPERATURE        59   65   71   71   67   61   61   61   58   61   63   67   63   57   57   56   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           74                  56                  69                  54
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S   NW    N    N   SW    W    W    W   SW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    6    5    6    8    9    9   10   10    8    5    8    9    9    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   50   20   10   30   20   10   20   70   70   60   60   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    T    T    T    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.03      0.09      0.05      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.0 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   40   45   75   75   85   80   80   70   50   90   90   80   75   65   55   55
TEMPERATURE        60   64   80   82   77   65   61   60   58   60   73   77   71   59   57   55   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           83                  55                  78                  53
WIND DIR            S    W   NW   NW    N    S    W    W   SW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    6    6    5    5    5    4    4    8    9    8    5    5    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   50   30   20   20   10   40   10   80   80   70   70   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    T    R         R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.03      0.00      0.03      0.11      0.06      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.8 14.9 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   50   40   70   70   85   75   75   65   60   85   85   80   75   65   60   55
TEMPERATURE        61   68   76   76   74   65   63   62   60   64   69   72   67   59   59   57   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           79                  57                  73                  53
WIND DIR           NE    S    S   SW   NE   NE   NW   NW   NW    W   SW   NW   NW    N    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    6    8    6    6    5    5    5    4    6    9    8    6    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   50   20   10   30   20   10   20   70   70   60   60   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T    T    T    R    R         R    R    T    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.08      0.04      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.9 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 08/23/25                       SUNDAY 08/24/25
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        BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   35   65   70   85   80   75   75   50   80   80   80   75   65   65   55
TEMPERATURE        68   72   81   83   79   70   68   67   65   66   73   77   73   64   63   61   60
MAX/MIN TEMP                           84                  63                  78                  60
WIND DIR           SE   SW    W   NW   NW   SE    S    S    S   SW   SW   NW   NW    N   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    6    8    8    8    6    6    5    5    6    9    8    6    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   10   50   30   10   30   20   20   20   70   70   60   60   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    T    T    T    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.03      0.05      0.05      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.6 14.8 14.9 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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