172  
FWUS41 KGYX 230831  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 BK BK SC SC BK OV OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 85 90 90 85 60 60 40 50 60 70 75 55 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 11 13 15 15 12 10 9 7 7 10 12 14 12 11 10 10 11  
MAX/MIN TEMP 17 6 14 10  
WIND CHILL -9 -7 -1 -2 -9 -12 -15 -19 -19 -14 -10 -9 -11 -14 -16 -16 -14  
WIND DIR E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 25 25 17 19 27 29 33 37 37 36 33 36 34 43 44 43 43  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 40 60 60 60 30 20 0 5 5 0 5 10 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.3 2.7 0.9 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) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 18 16 16 17 18 17 16 16  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 BK SC SC BK OV BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 85 85 80 85 80 65 45 50 65 80 70 60 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 21 25 25 25 22 20 18 17 16 21 25 27 24 22 20 19 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 16 28 19  
WIND CHILL 9 14 16 14 8 5 1 0 -1 9 15 17 13 9 7 6 9  
WIND DIR E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 12 16 18 20 19 19 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 60 60 60 40 10 0 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.12 0.22 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.2 4.0 0.9 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) 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 16 16 17 18 17 16 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 80 85 85 80 50 35 30 40 50 65 70 50 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 20 24 25 25 23 21 19 17 16 22 26 27 24 23 21 20 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 16 28 19  
WIND CHILL 7 11 15 15 11 9 6 1 -1 9 15 16 13 10 7 6 7  
WIND DIR E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 14 10 10 12 12 13 17 19 13 12 13 11 16 16 16 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 40 60 60 60 30 20 0 5 5 0 5 10 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.12 0.12 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 2.3 2.3 1.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 17 18 19 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 16 16 18 17 16 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 85 85 80 85 65 70 55 50 65 75 75 60 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 25 30 30 29 26 23 20 19 19 25 29 31 26 25 23 22 23  
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 19 31 22  
WIND CHILL 16 22 22 20 17 13 9 8 8 16 20 22 17 14 12 11 12  
WIND DIR E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 11 11 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 60 60 60 40 20 0 5 5 0 5 10 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.06 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.1 1.9 0.8 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) 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 16 16 16 17 17 16 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 SC FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 80 90 90 60 30 25 25 35 50 70 60 40 50 50  
TEMPERATURE 24 28 29 28 25 23 21 19 19 26 29 30 26 24 23 21 23  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 18 31 21  
WIND CHILL 15 20 22 22 18 15 11 7 7 17 20 21 17 14 12 10 12  
WIND DIR E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 11 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 60 60 60 40 10 0 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.15 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 2.7 1.1 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 17 16 15 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 85 80 85 85 60 40 30 25 45 50 75 60 40 55 55  
TEMPERATURE 21 23 25 25 23 21 19 17 17 22 26 27 25 23 22 21 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 16 28 20  
WIND CHILL 9 11 16 16 11 8 4 1 1 9 15 16 12 8 7 7 7  
WIND DIR E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 9 12 14 17 18 18 13 12 13 16 19 19 17 17  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 60 60 60 40 10 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.8 0.8 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 18 17 16 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 BK SC SC BK OV BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 80 85 85 80 80 75 65 45 45 65 75 65 55 75 75  
TEMPERATURE 22 24 26 25 23 21 20 18 17 20 25 28 25 23 22 21 22  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 17 29 21  
WIND CHILL 10 12 18 14 10 6 4 2 0 7 14 17 13 9 8 8 9  
WIND DIR E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 8 12 16 18 20 19 19 12 11 13 14 17 16 14 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 60 60 60 40 10 0 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.11 0.22 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.1 4.1 0.5 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) 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 17 18 19 18 18 18 19 19 17 16 16 17 18 17 16 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 SC FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 85 90 80 70 30 15 20 40 50 60 50 30 35 45  
TEMPERATURE 24 28 30 30 27 25 24 22 22 29 33 34 29 27 25 24 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 20 34 23  
WIND CHILL 15 20 24 24 20 18 17 14 14 23 23 19 16 15 16  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 40 60 50 40 20 10 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.05 0.13 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.0 2.3 0.9 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) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 15 14  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)  
 
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26  
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 BK BK SC SC BK OV BK BK OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 85 90 90 85 65 60 40 45 60 85 65 50 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 21 23 25 24 22 20 19 17 16 21 24 27 24 22 21 20 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 16 27 19  
WIND CHILL 11 13 16 13 9 5 3 1 0 9 14 17 12 9 8 7 9  
WIND DIR E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 11 14 17 19 18 17 11 10 11 13 13 13 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 40 60 60 60 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.14 0.24 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 2.5 4.4 0.6 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) 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 17 17 19 18 18 18 19 19 17 16 16 17 18 17 16 15  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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