208  
FWUS41 KGYX 160830  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV BK SC SC FW CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 95 95 85 85 80 85 80 80 70 40 30 10 5 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 33 41 45 38 29 26 20 17 17 16 16 16 15 17 18  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 16 21 14  
WIND CHILL 8 7 14 32 31 19 5 1 -7 -10 -9 -10 -10 -9 -8 -3 1  
WIND DIR S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 52 63 64 20 70 93 94 93 80 69 63 62 62 55 40 31 23  
WIND GUST (MPH) 81 88 117 118 117 101 87  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 90 100 80 40 30 20 30 30 0 5 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE Z Z R R R R Z S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.22 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.8 12.4 12.0 10.8 6.7 2.7 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 17 18 18 18 17 16 13 12 9  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 50 20 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 11  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV OV SC SC FW CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 100 90 85 85 90 90 85 75 40 35 10 5 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 37 39 44 50 52 44 36 32 28 26 27 26 25 24 23 22 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 26 29 22  
WIND CHILL 25 28 35 35 24 19 14 12 14 13 13 13 13 14 16  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  
WIND (MPH) 26 25 24 9 18 24 25 24 21 19 18 17 14 11 9 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 60 80 100 70 30 20 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.21 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 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) 13.0 12.8 12.4 12.0 10.4 6.3 2.7 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 12 16 17 17 17 17 15 13 12 9  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 11  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 95 95 85 75 65 80 70 65 55 30 25 10 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 35 37 43 50 53 47 38 34 30 29 30 29 27 25 23 24 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 29 31 22  
WIND CHILL 23 25 33 38 25 20 16 15 17 16 14 12 11 13 17  
WIND DIR S SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 24 26 27 8 19 29 32 31 26 24 21 19 17 16 13 11 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 48 50 49  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 90 100 70 30 30 20 20 30 0 5 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.21 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 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) 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.0 10.9 6.9 2.7 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 16 17 17 17 17 15 13 12 9  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 100 25 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 11  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 95 95 90 85 80 85 85 85 75 45 30 10 5 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 38 41 46 53 55 47 38 34 31 30 31 30 28 26 25 24 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 30 32 24  
WIND CHILL 29 33 39 27 22 18 17 18 18 16 15 16 16 19  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 17 13 10 8 17 24 24 24 21 21 20 18 14 11 9 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 90 90 70 30 20 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.19 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 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) 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.0 10.8 6.5 2.7 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 11 9  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 100 25 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 11  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV SC FW SC FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 100 90 85 75 70 85 75 80 45 15 30 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 37 40 44 50 53 48 38 33 30 30 31 29 27 26 24 23 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 30 32 23  
WIND CHILL 30 33 37 28 21 19 19 21 19 17 17 16 16 18  
WIND DIR S SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 14 3 12 20 20 20 16 14 13 11 10 9 6 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 100 80 50 10 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.45 0.23 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) 13.0 13.0 12.5 12.0 10.9 7.2 2.8 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 15 16 15 16 16 14 12 10 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 100 25 10 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 10 12  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV SC FW SC CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 100 90 90 80 75 80 75 80 50 15 25 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 37 38 41 48 51 46 37 33 29 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 27 30 22  
WIND CHILL 26 28 31 36 23 18 14 13 14 12 10 10 11 11 15  
WIND DIR S SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 20 19 24 3 21 37 39 36 29 23 19 19 21 18 13 10 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 58 61 57 48  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 100 80 50 10 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.23 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) 13.0 13.0 12.5 12.0 10.8 6.8 2.8 1.9 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 15 17 16 16 16 14 12 11 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 100 25 9 6 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 12  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV OV SC SC FW CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 90 100 90 85 85 85 90 85 75 35 30 10 5 5 15  
TEMPERATURE 39 39 43 50 53 45 37 34 29 26 27 27 26 25 23 25 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 26 30 23  
WIND CHILL 27 28 34 35 24 20 14 12 13 14 13 14 12 16 18  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S  
WIND (MPH) 28 25 24 10 25 32 32 29 26 21 20 19 18 12 10 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 50 50 48  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 60 80 100 60 30 10 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.33 0.20 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 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) 13.0 12.8 12.4 12.0 10.3 6.2 2.6 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 13 16 17 17 17 17 15 13 12 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 12  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 SC SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 95 85 90 50 45 65 60 45 35 15 20 10 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 37 39 43 49 53 51 41 37 33 33 34 32 30 29 27 25 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 33 35 25  
WIND CHILL 32 37 32 27 22 23 25 23 21 20 20 18  
WIND DIR S SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 10 11 3 8 19 20 19 16 14 13 11 10 9 6 5 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 90 80 30 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.12 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) 12.8 12.9 12.5 12.0 11.2 7.8 3.3 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 13 15 14 15 15 14 12 11 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 9 12  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26  
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 95 95 85 75 90 85 90 65 25 20 5 5 5 15  
TEMPERATURE 36 37 42 49 52 45 37 34 29 26 27 26 25 24 22 24 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 26 30 22  
WIND CHILL 25 27 33 35 24 21 15 12 14 14 13 12 12 17 18  
WIND DIR S SW SW S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE  
WIND (MPH) 20 17 18 6 16 28 29 27 25 19 17 14 14 12 9 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 90 100 40 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.29 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) 13.1 12.9 12.4 12.0 10.4 6.3 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 12 16 17 17 17 16 14 12 11 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 8 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 12  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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