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FWUS41 KGYX 170830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 60 25 35 10 5 15 10 25 15 5 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 14 20 19 17 13 13 14 16 17 27 31 31 25 24 23 25 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 13 32 22
WIND CHILL -12 -4 -5 -7 -13 -11 -8 -3 0 18 23 25 12 9 8 13 15
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 57 57 52 52 52 42 33 26 20 9 9 5 17 20 19 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 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) 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.3 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 17 17 16 16 14 10 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 10 14 20 25 33 50 100 100 0 0
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 60 25 30 10 5 10 15 25 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 28 28 29 27 21 21 21 20 24 36 41 40 34 32 30 31 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 19 41 29
WIND CHILL 12 12 13 11 8 11 13 12 16 27 24 22 24
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 31 32 31 29 13 9 5 5 6 4 5 3 8 9 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 50 49 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 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) 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 7 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 20 33 50 100 100 0 0 0
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 45 15 20 5 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 29 28 31 30 22 21 20 20 24 39 45 44 35 34 31 33 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 19 45 30
WIND CHILL 14 12 16 15 8 8 8 9 15 28 24
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 28 31 29 28 16 13 11 10 8 4 4 3 5 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 49 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 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) 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.0 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 10 7 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 25 25 33 50 100 0 0 0
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 40 35 10 10 20 20 30 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 31 23 22 20 21 25 41 45 45 36 34 32 33 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 20 46 31
WIND CHILL 20 19 19 19 11 12 11 13 19
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W SW S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 23 23 19 13 9 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 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) 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.9 3.3 3.8 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 7 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 20 25 50 100 100 0 0 0
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 30 15 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 0 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 30 24 24 23 22 26 40 45 43 34 32 30 32 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 21 45 30
WIND CHILL 20 19 19 17 14 16 16 16 20
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 19 23 21 19 9 6 5 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
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) 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.0 3.4 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 9 6 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 11 16 25 33 50 100 100 0 0 0
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 30 15 15 5 5 10 10 10 15 0 5 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 27 29 29 28 21 21 20 20 24 37 42 42 34 31 30 31 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 19 42 29
WIND CHILL 11 13 13 12 7 8 9 11 16
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 31 32 31 28 17 13 10 6 6 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 51 48 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
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) 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 3.3 3.7 4.4 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 16 15 15 13 9 6 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 11 16 25 33 50 100 100 0 0 0
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 BK FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 55 20 30 15 5 20 20 25 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 27 28 29 28 21 21 21 21 24 36 41 41 35 33 32 33 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 20 43 31
WIND CHILL 11 12 13 12 7 10 12 12 15 27 24 23 25 27
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 31 32 31 28 16 10 6 6 8 4 4 3 10 12 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 51 49 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
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) 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 3.2 3.6 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 10 7 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 20 33 50 100 100 0 0 0
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 40 25 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 34 36 34 26 26 23 23 26 41 47 45 36 33 31 33 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 22 47 31
WIND CHILL 24 22 25 23 18 18 16 17 20
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 20 20 17 8 6 5 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.8 3.0 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.7 5.5 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 8 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 20 33 33 100 100 0 0 0
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 45 30 15 10 0 15 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 29 28 29 28 22 22 22 21 22 35 41 40 34 32 30 31 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 20 41 29
WIND CHILL 14 12 14 13 9 12 15 13 15 27 24 22 24 26
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 28 29 28 26 13 9 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 3.3 3.6 4.4 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 6 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 16 25 33 50 100 100 0 0 0
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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