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FWUS41 KGYX 202030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 60 70 85 80 65 25 40 35 20 25 25 5 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 48 42 36 33 30 31 35 35 34 27 24 23 34 38 42 43 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 37 23 44
WIND CHILL 36 27 19 15 11 14 20 20 19 11 7 6 21 28 33 32 30
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 63 62 59 56 51 42 39 41 37 29 28 28 25 20 21 33 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 6.2 5.2 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.5 3.4 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.9 3.9 4.8 5.2 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 50 25 20 16 16 20 16 16 16 14 16 16 20
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV OV BK FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 60 75 75 65 25 25 30 20 25 10 5 10 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 55 49 43 38 36 41 46 47 42 36 33 31 41 48 52 54 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 47 31 54
WIND CHILL 34 27 25 32 39 34 28 24 22
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 25 24 23 21 20 18 18 18 16 12 11 11 8 9 9 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 6.4 5.2 3.6 2.4 1.7 2.4 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.8 3.8 4.8 5.2 5.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 100 50 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 33 33 33
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 65 85 75 60 25 40 35 20 25 25 5 10 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 57 51 45 39 38 43 48 48 42 36 33 31 41 49 54 55 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 48 31 55
WIND CHILL 36 29 28 35 35 28 24 22 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 25 24 23 21 19 17 16 17 13 11 11 11 9 8 9 12 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 6.3 5.2 3.7 2.4 1.8 2.6 3.5 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.9 4.0 4.9 5.2 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 3 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 100 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 33 33 33
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 65 80 75 55 25 30 35 20 25 15 10 10 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 58 51 46 41 39 45 51 51 43 37 33 31 42 52 57 58 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 51 31 58
WIND CHILL 39 33 31 39 37 25
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 17 16 14 13 13 13 10 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 6.2 5.2 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.5 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.9 3.9 4.8 5.2 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 50 33 33 50 33 33 25 25 33 25 50 33 33
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 75 85 75 65 25 30 35 20 25 5 5 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 58 52 46 41 40 46 51 51 44 38 35 33 43 52 57 57 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 51 33 57
WIND CHILL 39 33 33 27
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 16 13 12 11 11 12 9 6 5 6 4 4 5 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.3 5.4 4.0 2.7 2.1 2.8 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.9 4.0 4.9 5.3 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 3 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 33 33 33 25 50 33 50
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV OV FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 70 85 75 70 25 30 35 15 25 5 5 10 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 57 51 45 40 38 42 46 48 42 37 32 31 40 48 52 53 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 48 31 53
WIND CHILL 36 30 28 34 34 29 23 21
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 26 28 27 24 20 17 14 17 17 12 12 12 8 6 8 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.4 5.4 4.0 2.7 2.1 2.7 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.9 4.8 5.3 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 100 50 33 33 33 33 33 25 25 20 33 33 33
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK OV OV BK FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 50 75 75 60 25 20 30 20 25 10 5 10 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 56 50 44 39 37 41 46 47 44 37 33 30 41 47 52 54 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 49 30 55
WIND CHILL 35 28 26 32 39 36 29 25 21 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 25 24 24 23 20 18 17 18 17 11 10 10 9 9 9 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 6.4 5.2 3.6 2.4 1.7 2.4 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.8 3.8 4.7 5.1 5.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 100 50 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 33 33 33
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 75 85 75 60 25 30 35 15 20 20 5 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 62 56 50 45 42 48 53 53 46 41 36 34 43 53 58 59 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 53 34 59
WIND CHILL 39 36
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 12 10 8 8 9 8 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 6.6 5.2 3.8 2.4 1.9 2.6 3.5 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.9 4.9 5.2 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 33 33 33 33 25 50 33 33
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 60 85 75 75 25 25 35 20 30 10 5 10 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 56 50 45 40 37 40 45 45 41 36 34 32 41 47 50 52 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 45 32 52
WIND CHILL 37 30 27 32 39 38 33 28 26 24
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 21 21 21 20 19 14 13 16 14 11 10 9 8 8 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.2 5.4 3.8 2.5 1.8 2.5 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.8 4.6 5.1 5.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 100 50 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 33 33 33
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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