380  
FWUS41 KGYX 192030  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK OV SC FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 75 55 70 75 55 30 40 50 50 60 75 45 20 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 59 58 57 58 60 58 58 54 47 41 35 30 28 30 34 34 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 60 28 36  
WIND CHILL 35 26 17 9 7 11 19 19 16  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 52 66 72 74 70 63 60 60 58 60 65 66 62 50 40 37 40  
WIND GUST (MPH) 90 94 88 82  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 10 30 30 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 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) 10.6 11.1 11.8 11.9 11.1 11.3 10.5 8.1 6.4 5.3 3.3 2.0 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 6 6 7  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 20 16 16 14  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW OV BK BK OV SC SC SC SC SC SC OV SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 70 55 70 70 50 30 35 35 45 50 70 40 25 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 65 63 62 62 66 66 66 64 54 48 42 37 35 40 45 46 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 67 35 47  
WIND CHILL 39 30 24 21 29 36 38 31  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 28 34 36 37 35 33 34 36 32 33 34 33 32 26 24 23 21  
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 54 57 58 55 52 52 57 50 52 54 52 50  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 10.6 11.3 12.0 11.8 11.2 11.3 10.3 7.8 6.2 5.3 3.3 2.1 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 33 20 20 20 20  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV SC FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 65 40 55 65 45 25 35 50 50 65 75 35 15 0 5  
TEMPERATURE 68 64 64 63 66 68 69 67 57 50 43 37 36 42 47 48 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 69 35 48  
WIND CHILL 32 24 22 32 39 35  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 26 33 35 36 35 34 33 34 31 32 35 34 33 27 23 21 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 55 57 56 54 52 52 48 50 55 52 51 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 30 30 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 10.6 11.1 11.8 11.9 11.1 11.4 10.7 8.6 6.6 5.3 3.4 2.1 1.6 2.6 3.6 4.0 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 5 5 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 25 20 20 20  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW BK SC BK BK BK FW SC SC SC BK OV SC FW CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 65 35 65 65 60 25 40 45 50 55 75 45 25 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 68 66 64 64 68 70 72 69 57 50 44 39 39 44 50 51 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 72 37 51  
WIND CHILL 36 30 30 36 38  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 12 13 17 18 19 21 19 19 20 18 18 17 16 16 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 30 30 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 10.6 11.2 11.9 11.9 11.1 11.4 10.5 8.1 6.2 5.3 3.3 2.1 1.6 2.7 3.5 4.0 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 3 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 25 25 33 25  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW BK SC BK BK SC FW SC BK SC SC OV SC FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 55 40 55 55 45 20 45 55 40 50 85 40 20 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 67 64 63 63 67 70 71 69 57 50 45 39 39 45 50 51 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 71 37 51  
WIND CHILL 37 29 29 37 37  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 17 19 18 21 21 23 23 26 19 20 21 20 20 18 17 16 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R T  
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) 10.6 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.2 11.3 10.8 9.3 6.6 5.6 3.6 2.3 1.9 2.8 3.6 4.1 3.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 33 33 25  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW BK SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC OV SC FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 55 40 55 60 45 20 40 50 40 50 85 40 25 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 66 64 62 63 66 66 66 65 56 50 43 38 37 41 46 47 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 67 37 47  
WIND CHILL 32 25 24 30 38 39 33  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 26 31 32 35 34 33 33 35 29 31 33 33 32 26 23 23 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 50 55 52 52 51 55 48 49 52 51 50  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 10.6 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.2 11.4 10.8 9.2 6.6 5.6 3.6 2.3 1.8 2.8 3.6 4.1 3.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 25 20  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW BK SC BK OV SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 60 50 65 70 45 30 30 35 40 45 65 40 20 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 64 63 62 63 66 65 68 64 55 49 43 38 36 40 45 46 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 69 36 48  
WIND CHILL 32 25 22 29 36 38 33  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 26 32 34 35 34 34 33 36 31 32 34 33 33 27 24 23 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 52 56 54 52 52 56 49 50 52 51 51  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 10.6 11.3 12.0 11.8 11.3 11.3 10.2 7.8 6.3 5.3 3.3 2.1 1.5 2.5 3.4 4.0 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 33 20 20 20 20  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK OV SC FW CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 40 40 45 45 35 30 55 70 45 65 75 40 20 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 70 66 65 65 70 74 74 72 61 54 48 43 41 47 52 53 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 74 41 53  
WIND CHILL 36 33  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 8 12 13 14 14 13 16 17 14 14 11 10 11 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T  
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) 10.7 11.1 11.7 11.8 11.1 11.3 10.8 9.1 6.6 5.2 3.5 2.2 1.7 2.7 3.5 4.0 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 33 33 25  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/20/26 THURSDAY 05/21/26  
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV SC FW SC SC SC SC OV SC SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 50 50 65 85 50 20 30 30 45 50 70 40 30 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 66 63 62 63 67 65 65 64 55 49 43 38 36 40 44 45 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 67 36 45  
WIND CHILL 32 26 23 29 35 37 33  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 25 27 28 32 31 31 31 33 27 29 31 29 29 25 23 21 19  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 10.6 11.3 12.0 11.7 11.3 11.3 10.6 8.6 6.5 5.5 3.4 2.2 1.7 2.5 3.5 4.0 3.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 5 5 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 25 20 20 20  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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