749  
FWUS41 KGYX 082030  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 20 10 20 45 75 90 85 75 65 70 55 75 70 65 55  
TEMPERATURE 24 21 20 20 33 37 32 30 30 33 33 35 38 40 41 41 38  
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 38 30 44  
WIND CHILL 7 6 5 5 21 24 16 13 14 20 19 21 24 26 26 27 27  
WIND DIR W W W W SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 27 18 18 17 19 34 37 39 33 26 29 31 39 47 56 52 25  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 60 40 40 10 40 10 70 60 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S Z R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.7 3.6 4.0 4.3 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 8 8 8 9 10 12 14 20 20 25 20 20 20 20 16 16  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 5 20 55 70 90 80 65 70 70 60 75 70 70 55  
TEMPERATURE 32 28 27 26 39 45 42 40 39 40 40 41 44 48 51 51 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 47 36 53  
WIND CHILL 25 22 20 18 33 39 35 32 31 33 33 33 37  
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW S S S S SE S S S SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 6 8 9 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 16 17 16 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 60 40 30 20 30 10 60 60 60 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01  
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) 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.6 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 12 12 14 20 25 25 50 50 50 50 33 33 50 33 33  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK OV SC OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 20 10 20 40 75 90 85 75 65 70 50 75 70 65 50  
TEMPERATURE 34 30 28 28 39 46 44 41 39 40 40 40 44 49 52 53 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 47 35 54  
WIND CHILL 27 23 21 21 37 33 32 34 33 33 38  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 6 6 6 6 13 16 13 11 9 10 10 12 16 20 18 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 70 50 50 10 40 10 60 50 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01  
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) 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.7 3.5 4.0 4.1 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 11 12 14 16 20 25 33 50 50 50 33 50 50 33 33  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 15 10 15 45 70 90 85 75 70 70 65 75 75 70 55  
TEMPERATURE 38 32 29 28 42 49 47 45 41 41 42 42 46 52 55 55 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 51 39 57  
WIND CHILL 39 35  
WIND DIR NW NW NW SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 3 5 11 12 12 9 8 8 8 10 13 17 14 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 60 40 40 20 40 10 60 60 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01  
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) 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.7 3.5 4.0 4.4 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 16 16 20 33 33 33 50 100 100 100 50 50 50 33 33  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW CL SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 5 25 50 80 90 90 90 85 80 70 70 70 70 55  
TEMPERATURE 36 30 28 27 41 46 44 43 41 41 41 41 45 50 54 54 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 48 37 55  
WIND CHILL 38  
WIND DIR W W W W SW S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 4 10 10 8 5 4 5 6 8 11 14 13 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 70 50 40 20 40 20 60 60 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01  
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) 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.6 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 16 16 20 25 25 33 50 50 100 100 50 50 50 50 33  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 10 5 25 50 80 90 90 90 90 85 70 70 70 65 55  
TEMPERATURE 34 28 26 26 39 43 40 39 39 40 40 41 44 47 50 51 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 45 37 52  
WIND CHILL 26 20 19 20 36 33 32 31 33 33 34 37  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 8 5 4 6 13 12 11 12 10 12 11 14 17 19 20 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 70 70 50 40 20 40 20 60 50 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.01  
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) 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.7 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 12 12 14 16 20 25 33 50 50 50 33 33 50 33 33  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW CL FW BK OV OV OV BK BK OV BK OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 10 5 20 50 75 90 80 65 70 70 65 70 70 70 60  
TEMPERATURE 33 29 28 27 42 44 42 41 40 41 41 42 45 48 51 51 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 48 37 54  
WIND CHILL 25 23 20 17 36 37 34 33 32 33 32 34 37  
WIND DIR NW W W SW S S S SE S SE SE S S SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 5 8 10 11 13 14 14 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 60 30 30 20 30 10 60 60 60 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01  
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) 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.9 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 12 12 14 16 25 33 50 50 50 50 33 33 50 33 25  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK OV SC BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 10 20 40 75 90 95 90 70 70 45 65 65 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 41 35 33 32 44 50 49 45 42 43 43 43 46 53 57 57 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 52 39 59  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW S S S SE S S S S SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 3 2 9 11 8 4 2 3 4 6 9 12 10 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 70 60 50 10 30 20 50 50 40 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01  
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) 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.1 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 20 20 20 25 33 33 33 50 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)  
 
DATE SATURDAY 05/09/26 SUNDAY 05/10/26  
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 FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 10 5 40 50 80 90 85 75 85 85 70 70 65 75 65  
TEMPERATURE 32 28 26 25 39 43 39 37 38 40 40 41 44 47 49 49 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 44 37 51  
WIND CHILL 24 18 17 33 37 32 29 30 32 32 33 37  
WIND DIR NW W W SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 4 6 6 9 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 70 60 40 20 10 30 20 50 50 50 10  
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.01  
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) 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.4 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 12 12 14 16 20 25 33 50 50 50 33 33 33 33 25  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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