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FWUS41 KGYX 302030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 60 35 30 25 20 10 25 50 70 60 75 75 70 65
TEMPERATURE 34 31 27 25 24 26 28 30 25 23 22 23 25 28 29 30 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 32 22 33
WIND CHILL 22 17 12 9 6 9 11 14 9 6 6 9 12 17 19 19 14
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 26 25 27 33 32 33 33 27 26 21 17 17 12 12 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.5
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 7 8 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 12
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 14 12 10 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 8
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV SC SC FW SC FW SC BK OV BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 75 35 40 25 40 10 30 50 75 60 75 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 40 37 35 32 32 35 41 41 35 32 31 30 34 39 41 42 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 43 30 44
WIND CHILL 33 28 25 22 20 24 31 32 26 24 23 22 27 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 14 14 14 18 19 21 20 12 10 9 8 9 6 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 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) 5.1 3.9 3.1 2.4 1.9 2.3 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 5 6 7 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 20 16 14 10 11 12 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 50 25 25 15 15 10 20 45 60 60 70 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 42 39 35 34 34 38 42 43 37 33 31 30 35 39 41 41 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 43 30 43
WIND CHILL 36 31 26 25 23 28 33 35 29 24 23 22 28
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 12 13 18 18 19 19 12 11 9 8 8 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 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) 5.4 4.4 3.7 2.8 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 10 9 8 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 25 16 14 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 10 11 12 12
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW BK OV BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 75 65 50 25 20 10 25 50 70 65 80 75 70 65
TEMPERATURE 43 39 37 35 35 40 44 45 39 34 34 32 37 42 44 45 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 46 32 47
WIND CHILL 32 29 26 25 31 36 39 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE SE SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 11 13 16 17 17 13 9 5 5 4 5 8 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 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) 5.3 4.1 3.3 2.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 4 6 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 9 9 8 6 6 6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 25 16 12 12 16 20 16 16 16 11 11 12 16 16 16
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 55 35 15 20 10 30 10 25 45 65 65 75 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 42 39 36 35 36 41 45 45 39 35 33 32 36 42 44 44 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 46 32 46
WIND CHILL 33 29 27 28 33 38 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W SW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 9 9 10 11 13 14 16 6 5 4 3 3 3 6 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 40 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 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) 5.4 4.4 3.5 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 33 25 20 16 20 20 20 16 16 12 12 12 16 16 16
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 45 15 20 15 25 10 25 45 70 60 75 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 41 38 35 32 34 38 41 41 37 34 31 30 34 38 40 41 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 43 30 43
WIND CHILL 35 30 26 22 23 28 32 32 29 26 23 23 28 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 13 13 14 17 19 20 19 12 11 9 6 6 5 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 40 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 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) 5.4 4.3 3.3 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 25 25 20 16 14 14 14 14 12 14 11 11 11 12 12 12
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV SC SC FW SC FW SC SC OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 30 40 25 40 10 30 50 70 60 70 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 40 38 35 32 32 36 41 43 38 33 32 31 34 38 40 42 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 30 45
WIND CHILL 33 30 25 22 21 26 32 34 30 25 25 24 27 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 14 14 17 18 20 20 12 10 8 6 8 6 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 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) 5.1 3.9 3.0 2.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 5 6 8 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 20 16 12 10 11 12 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 55 40 10 20 20 20 15 20 40 60 65 70 70 65 65
TEMPERATURE 45 43 40 39 39 46 48 47 42 38 36 35 38 43 46 47 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 49 34 48
WIND CHILL 32 32
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E S S SW N
WIND (MPH) 2 5 8 10 11 11 10 10 5 5 3 3 2 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 40 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.03
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) 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 6 6 6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 50 50 33 33 25 33 25 25 25 20 16 14 14 16 16 16
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV FW SC SC SC FW SC BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 70 20 30 35 35 20 35 55 75 60 60 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 39 36 34 31 32 36 39 41 37 33 31 30 34 37 39 40 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 30 41
WIND CHILL 32 28 25 21 21 26 29 32 30 26 24 22 28 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 12 13 13 16 18 20 17 10 8 6 8 6 5 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 30 40 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 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) 5.1 3.9 2.9 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 7 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 10 10 9 8 8 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 20 20 14 11 12 12 14 12 12 12 10 10 11 12 12 12
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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