Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 122226
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
326 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2025


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   20   15   20   20   35   55   65   75   65   55   35   30   65   65   55
TEMPERATURE        79   69   67   65   62   68   78   80   76   66   64   61   59   65   72   74   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           61                  80                  59                  76
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    S   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11    9    6    6    6    6   10   13   16   12   11    9    8    6   10   12   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   50   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R              R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   25   15   20   30   10   20   45   55   70   60   55   60   45   60   60   55
TEMPERATURE        77   67   65   62   58   67   75   78   75   65   62   58   55   62   67   71   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  78                  54                  73
WIND DIR            W    W    E    S   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10    8    6    6    6    6   10   14   14   13   10    9    6    6   10   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.4


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   15   10   20   30   10   25   45   55   70   55   55   55   50   60   60   55
TEMPERATURE        91   83   74   70   66   73   87   90   88   78   71   66   63   68   78   84   84
MIN/MAX TEMP                           63                  91                  62                  86
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    S    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    6    5    5    6    6    9   12   12   11    9    6    6    6    9   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.4


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   15   20   15   20   20   30   45   70   75   65   55   35   30   65   65   55
TEMPERATURE        79   70   65   63   61   64   76   78   74   65   62   59   57   61   70   73   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  79                  57                  74
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W   SW    S   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11    9    8    8    5    6   11   14   16   13   10   10    8    8   11   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   40   40   20   20   10   10   50   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R              R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.7 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   25   15   20   25   10   25   45   55   75   60   55   60   45   60   60   55
TEMPERATURE        75   67   63   60   58   66   73   75   72   64   61   57   56   61   65   68   67
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  77                  55                  71
WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   10   10   11   11    8    9   16   17   17   13   12   12    9    9   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R              R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.4


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   20   20   15   15   30   50   60   80   60   55   45   45   65   65   55
TEMPERATURE        82   69   62   61   59   65   81   82   79   67   61   58   57   63   73   77   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  84                  56                  79
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11    6    5    6    5    6   11   14   14   12    9    9    6    6   11   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   40   40   20   20   20   20   50   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   25   25   20   25   10   30   45   55   70   65   55   55   45   60   60   50
TEMPERATURE        81   71   66   63   60   69   78   80   78   67   63   60   57   64   70   73   73
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  81                  56                  75
WIND DIR            W   NW    N   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10    8    6    8    6    5    9   14   14   14   11    9    6    6   10   12   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.5


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 08/13/25                      THURSDAY 08/14/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   30   20   25   25   10   20   35   55   70   55   55   65   50   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        84   74   70   67   65   71   82   85   83   71   66   64   62   66   73   78   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           64                  85                  62                  80
WIND DIR            W    S    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11    8    8    6    6    5   10   14   14   12   11    9    6    6   10   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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