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FWUS41 KGYX 182131
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
431 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 75 60 40 20 25 10 15 30 25 40 40 50 70 90 95
TEMPERATURE 7 6 8 8 7 14 18 18 13 14 13 12 14 18 19 18 16
MIN/MAX TEMP 4 20 10 20
WIND CHILL -17 -18 -14 -13 -14 -2 2 1 -5 -3 -5 -6 -3 4 5 4 -1
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW W W W SW W W W SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 33 29 27 24 23 16 19 20 20 18 19 18 18 13 14 14 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 14
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 7
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 70 60 40 25 30 25 35 30 30 50 50 55 75 95 95
TEMPERATURE 13 12 13 12 12 22 26 26 18 17 15 17 17 25 27 26 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 10 28 15 28
WIND CHILL 0 -1 1 0 0 15 19 18 8 8 5 8 6 18 20 17 10
WIND DIR N N N N N S W W W E S S W SW S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 6 8 6 6 6 9 5 5 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 10 12 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 10 8 7
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 65 50 40 15 20 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 65 85 90
TEMPERATURE 16 14 13 12 12 22 28 27 19 18 17 17 17 25 27 26 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 10 29 15 28
WIND CHILL 3 0 0 0 0 15 21 20 10 9 8 8 7 18 20 17 12
WIND DIR N N N N N S W W NW W W W W W SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 9 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 5 5 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 9 10 10 12 14
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 10 10 8 7
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 75 65 40 25 25 20 30 30 35 45 45 50 80 95 95
TEMPERATURE 16 12 11 9 8 25 30 29 20 18 17 18 18 28 30 28 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 6 31 16 30
WIND CHILL 5 1 2 -1 -1 24 23 13 11 22 22 19 14
WIND DIR N NW NW SW E SW NW NW N NW SW NW SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 9 10 10 12 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 10 10 8 7
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC BK BK FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 50 55 50 25 20 10 25 25 30 45 45 60 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 18 15 15 14 13 25 31 30 21 19 18 19 19 28 29 27 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 32 18 29
WIND CHILL 8 5 6 5 4 19 25 24 15 20 15
WIND DIR N N N N N E W W W NW W W W SW S SE E
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 12 10 9 10 10 12 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 10 11 10 10 8 7
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 55 55 50 25 20 15 25 30 35 45 50 60 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 17 16 14 14 13 22 25 26 19 18 16 18 18 24 25 24 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 27 16 26
WIND CHILL 2 2 0 0 0 14 17 17 8 8 5 8 8 18 18 15 10
WIND DIR N NE N N NE S W W W N W NW W W S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 11 10 6 6 9 9 8 8 8 8 4 5 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 9 10 10 12 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 10 10 8 7
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 65 60 40 25 30 20 35 30 35 50 50 55 80 95 95
TEMPERATURE 14 12 13 13 13 21 26 26 18 18 17 18 18 25 27 26 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 10 28 17 29
WIND CHILL -1 -3 -1 0 1 12 18 18 7 7 6 7 8 18 20 18 12
WIND DIR N N N N NE SE SW W NW SE SE SE W W S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 10 9 6 6 8 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 11 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 9 7
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 50 50 25 10 25 10 15 15 20 30 35 45 65 85 85
TEMPERATURE 22 20 17 15 14 27 32 31 23 21 20 21 20 27 30 28 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 33 19 30
WIND CHILL 14 12 9 8 6 19
WIND DIR N N NW N N NE SW N W NW W NW NW SE SE E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 9 10 10 12 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 10 10 8 7
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 02/19/26 FRIDAY 02/20/26
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 65 70 70 30 25 25 40 35 50 60 60 65 85 95 100
TEMPERATURE 14 13 14 13 12 21 24 24 18 16 15 17 17 23 25 23 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 10 25 15 25
WIND CHILL -1 -1 0 0 0 13 17 16 7 4 3 6 8 17 18 14 9
WIND DIR N N N N NE SE SW W W NE SE SE W SW S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 10 9 5 5 6 9 9 9 9 6 4 5 8 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 10 11 13
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 10 11 11 10 9 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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