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FWUS41 KGYX 300830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 90 85 90 85 60 35 45 40 45 25 35 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 32 33 33 33 32 30 27 25 25 26 27 29 26 23 22 21 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 24 30 21
WIND CHILL 16 19 22 22 19 14 9 5 3 5 7 11 8 6 5 5 9
WIND DIR S S S S W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 34 29 24 19 14 23 40 47 55 54 48 43 36 28 25 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 90 60 60 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.11 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.2 5.5 4.5 3.7 2.8 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.8 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 25 25 25 20 16 14 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 85 85 85 90 90 85 60 55 50 55 30 35 40 35 35
TEMPERATURE 40 42 42 42 41 37 35 33 33 36 40 41 37 32 30 28 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 42 28
WIND CHILL 33 36 35 29 26 23 22 26 31 33 29 24 22 21 27
WIND DIR S S SE SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 5 5 6 13 14 17 17 14 13 11 9 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 80 60 50 30 20 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.09 0.17 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.8 6.6 5.9 5.2 4.2 3.3 2.5 2.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 9 8 9 10 10 11 12
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 33 25 20 14 11 10 11 12 11 10 10 9 8
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 85 80 80 80 50 30 35 25 30 20 25 30 30 30
TEMPERATURE 38 41 42 43 42 40 37 35 35 38 41 42 37 33 30 29 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 43 28
WIND CHILL 30 35 33 28 24 23 28 32 34 29 25 22 20 28
WIND DIR S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 5 3 6 14 17 20 20 18 16 13 10 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 90 50 60 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.10 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.3 5.6 4.7 3.9 2.9 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 50 33 25 20 16 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 8
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 95 90 85 90 85 80 70 55 45 45 25 35 40 35 35
TEMPERATURE 41 44 45 46 44 41 39 37 35 40 44 45 39 35 32 31 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 35 46 30
WIND CHILL 35 35 32 28 25 31 37 39 33 29 25
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 8 5 4 6 11 13 16 17 16 13 10 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 90 70 50 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R I S
6 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.08 0.16 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 8 6 6 7 8 8 9 10
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 50 33 25 16 12 12 16 16 14 12 12 11 10
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 80 85 70 75 35 25 30 25 30 15 25 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 41 42 43 44 44 41 38 35 37 42 44 45 39 35 32 30 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 46 30
WIND CHILL 35 31 27 28 35 38 33 29
WIND DIR S SE SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 3 3 6 10 12 13 13 13 11 9 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 90 50 50 30 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.33 0.08 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.2 5.5 4.6 3.8 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 50 50 50 33 33 20 14 16 16 14 14 12 11 11
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 90 80 90 80 75 45 25 35 35 35 20 25 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 39 40 40 41 41 38 36 34 34 38 41 42 37 33 31 29 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 33 43 29
WIND CHILL 31 33 35 29 25 22 22 28 32 34 28 24 21 21 27
WIND DIR S S SE S NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 6 6 13 19 20 23 20 17 17 16 13 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 80 50 50 30 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.1 5.5 4.5 3.6 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 33 25 25 20 16 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 85 85 90 90 90 80 40 50 50 55 30 35 35 30 35
TEMPERATURE 41 41 42 42 41 38 36 34 33 36 40 42 37 33 31 29 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 44 29
WIND CHILL 33 35 34 29 26 23 21 26 31 34 29 25 22 21 27
WIND DIR S S S SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 10 5 8 11 17 17 19 18 16 16 13 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 70 60 50 30 10 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.08 0.17 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.1 4.1 3.2 2.5 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 9 8 9 10 10 11 12
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 50 50 50 33 25 16 12 11 10 11 12 11 10 10 9 8
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 85 75 60 40 30 25 30 25 20 20 20 25 20
TEMPERATURE 41 42 43 45 44 43 42 40 40 45 47 48 42 38 35 33 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 38 49 33
WIND CHILL 33 32 39
WIND DIR S SE SE E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 4 0 3 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 90 40 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.13 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 5.8 5.1 4.5 3.5 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 4 5 6 6 7 8 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 33 20 25 20 16 16 14 12 12
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 04/30/26 FRIDAY 05/01/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 85 90 90 90 85 75 35 45 50 55 30 35 35 40 35
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 41 39 38 34 32 33 36 39 40 37 32 30 28 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 41 28
WIND CHILL 32 34 32 30 24 22 22 27 32 33 29 24 22 20 26
WIND DIR S S SE SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 5 6 10 13 14 17 14 13 13 11 10 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 60 50 40 20 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R I
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.07 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.1 3.2 2.4 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 11
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 33 25 20 14 12 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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