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FWUS41 KGYX 172131  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 80 65 60 80 85 80 80 70 60 45 20 20 20 25  
TEMPERATURE 21 19 16 13 11 12 16 15 12 11 8 8 6 14 16 17 14  
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 18 5 18  
WIND CHILL 4 -1 -7 -12 -15 -12 -4 -5 -9 -10 -14 -14 -16 -4 -2 -1 -5  
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 26 34 42 48 49 39 28 28 28 27 26 25 25 20 21 25 25  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 20 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 14 13 12 12 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 85 65 70 85 90 85 80 75 70 45 25 20 30 30  
TEMPERATURE 28 27 25 22 19 18 18 17 13 12 10 8 8 21 26 25 16  
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 20 8 28  
WIND CHILL 19 17 14 9 6 5 7 6 0 0 -3 -5 -4 12 18 16 4  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW N  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 13 13 11 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 40 30 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.8 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 14 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 60 60 45 50 80 80 70 75 65 55 40 15 15 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 29 28 26 21 18 21 23 22 17 15 13 12 11 23 28 27 18  
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 24 11 29  
WIND CHILL 21 18 14 6 2 8 12 12 5 2 0 -1 -2 15 20 19 8  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 11 14 18 18 14 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 12 11 10 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 13 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 8 9 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 85 80 75 85 90 85 85 80 65 45 25 25 30 30  
TEMPERATURE 31 29 28 26 22 22 22 22 16 13 11 10 10 24 30 29 19  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 23 10 31  
WIND CHILL 25 21 19 15 10 11 13 14 6 4 2 0 0 17 24 23 11  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 12 12 10 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.7 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 14 14 14 14 13 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 8  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 45 35 45 55 85 85 75 75 60 50 30 20 20 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 30 30 27 26 23 26 28 26 20 18 15 13 12 26 31 29 21  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 29 12 31  
WIND CHILL 24 23 18 16 12 17 21 19 12 10 6 4 3 19 25 23 13  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW N NE N N N NW NW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 30 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 12 11 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 8 9 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 50 40 45 55 85 85 80 75 60 55 35 25 20 25 25  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 25 25 21 23 25 24 21 19 15 14 12 22 26 25 18  
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 27 12 27  
WIND CHILL 18 17 12 11 6 11 16 14 9 7 2 1 -1 13 18 16 5  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE N N N N NW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 11 13 16 18 18 13 9 9 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 9 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 40 30 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 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) 11 11 12 12 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 8 8 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 85 70 65 80 90 85 80 75 65 40 25 25 35 30  
TEMPERATURE 28 27 25 24 20 18 20 19 16 13 12 10 10 20 25 25 17  
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 21 10 28  
WIND CHILL 19 16 13 11 6 4 9 7 2 -1 -1 -4 -3 10 16 16 4  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW N  
WIND (MPH) 10 12 13 16 16 13 9 10 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 9 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 40 30 20 10 5 5 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 14 14 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC BK OV OV SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 25 30 45 55 80 75 50 65 55 45 30 10 15 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 29 28 29 26 23 29 29 27 22 20 18 16 16 27 32 31 24  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 30 15 33  
WIND CHILL 23 18 14 23 15 12 11 9 9  
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 2 4 5 8 8 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 10 10 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 12 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 02/18/26 THURSDAY 02/19/26  
TIME (LT) 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 90 75 70 80 85 85 85 80 75 45 30 30 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 27 26 24 23 19 19 20 19 17 14 12 10 10 19 24 23 17  
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 21 9 25  
WIND CHILL 18 16 13 11 6 7 9 7 4 1 -1 -4 -4 9 16 14 5  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N NE N N N N N NW NW N  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 13 13 11 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 8 6 8 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 30 20 10 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 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) 11 11 13 13 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 7 7 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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