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FWUS41 KGYX 200831
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 85 100 90 90 80 75 65 60 40 40 45 80 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 12 18 20 21 24 26 21 17 15 15 14 14 12 12 13 12 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 14 16 11
WIND CHILL -11 -2 -1 1 6 9 1 -6 -10 -11 -12 -12 -13 -11 -9 -10 -8
WIND DIR W SW S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W S
WIND (MPH) 35 31 39 37 34 33 36 42 50 55 55 52 43 36 33 33 35
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 100 70 20 20 10 20 20 10 5 10 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S Z S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.40 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 3.2 2.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 12 10 8 8 12 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 8 10 12 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 85 100 90 90 95 80 75 60 45 35 50 75 85 95 90
TEMPERATURE 22 28 30 29 31 32 29 25 23 24 26 26 20 19 20 20 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 23 28 19
WIND CHILL 11 19 19 19 21 23 19 13 10 10 13 13 7 7 9 9 10
WIND DIR NW SW S S S W NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 13 12 12 12 12 13 16 17 17 16 13 11 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 60 100 70 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S Z S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.42 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.4 3.4 2.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 12 10 8 6 8 11 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 8 8 10 12 16 12 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 70 80 100 90 85 70 60 50 45 30 30 40 75 80 85 80
TEMPERATURE 21 28 31 30 29 31 31 27 25 25 27 26 21 20 20 20 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 24 28 19
WIND CHILL 9 18 20 19 19 21 21 15 11 10 13 12 7 7 7 7 9
WIND DIR NW SW S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 14 13 12 12 13 14 19 21 23 20 16 13 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 100 70 20 20 10 20 20 10 5 10 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.41 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.2 1.7 3.0 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 12 12 10 8 8 9 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 7 8 8 10 12 12 11 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 85 100 90 90 90 85 70 65 50 40 45 80 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 24 31 34 33 32 32 32 29 27 28 30 29 24 21 22 22 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 27 31 21
WIND CHILL 15 24 25 24 24 24 24 20 16 16 18 17 13 11 13 13 14
WIND DIR NW S SE SE SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 12 11 9 9 9 10 13 16 17 16 11 9 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 100 70 20 20 10 10 20 10 5 10 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S Z S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.42 0.09 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.9 3.0 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 12 12 10 7 8 11 14 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 8 10 14 12 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 70 80 100 90 90 70 45 35 35 25 25 40 75 80 75 80
TEMPERATURE 24 31 33 33 32 32 32 29 27 29 30 29 24 22 23 22 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 27 31 21
WIND CHILL 17 24 25 25 25 25 24 20 16 18 19 18 14 12 14 14 15
WIND DIR NW SW S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 13 10 9 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 40 100 80 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.48 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.5 1.9 3.5 2.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 11 10 8 6 7 8 13 15 14 15 16 16 16 15 15
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 9 10 12 16 14 12 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 70 85 100 90 95 80 55 50 40 30 25 40 75 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 22 28 29 30 31 32 31 27 25 26 27 26 22 21 21 20 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 25 28 19
WIND CHILL 10 18 18 19 20 21 20 14 11 12 13 12 7 7 8 7 11
WIND DIR NW SW S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 14 14 16 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 18 17 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 100 70 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.47 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.6 2.1 3.6 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 10 9 8 6 6 9 14 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 15
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 8 10 11 12 16 16 11 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 85 100 90 90 95 85 75 60 45 40 50 75 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 21 28 30 30 31 33 30 26 24 24 26 26 21 20 21 21 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 24 29 20
WIND CHILL 9 18 19 19 20 23 19 13 10 10 13 13 7 7 8 8 11
WIND DIR NW SW S S S W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 14 16 14 16 17 19 18 17 18 16 13 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 60 100 70 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.42 0.07 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.7 3.5 2.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 11 10 8 6 8 11 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 8 9 10 12 16 12 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 75 95 90 85 55 40 30 30 25 25 35 60 75 75 85
TEMPERATURE 26 33 36 34 32 32 32 31 30 33 34 32 27 24 25 24 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 34 23
WIND CHILL 19 30 26 26 26 24 21 24 25 23 18 16 18 17 18
WIND DIR W S S SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 5 5 5 6 8 10 11 12 11 9 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 100 70 10 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 20 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S Z S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.39 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 11 8 9 10 8 7 8 12 15 14 15 15 15 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 9 12 11 10 12 14 12 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 85 100 90 95 95 80 70 55 40 40 55 80 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 22 28 30 29 31 31 29 26 24 25 25 25 21 20 21 21 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 26 20
WIND CHILL 11 19 19 18 21 21 18 13 10 12 13 12 8 7 9 9 9
WIND DIR NW S SE SE S W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 16 18 17 14 16 13 13 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 50 100 70 20 20 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 20 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.46 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.0 3.7 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 11 10 8 7 5 6 10 14 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 15
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 9 10 12 14 20 16 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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