015  
FWUS45 KREV 182134  
AVGREV  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
234 PM PDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
   
..NEAR DONNER PASS - ELEV 7200 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 65 70 70 35 10 10 15 15 15 25 50 55 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 53 43 39 38 37 41 53 56 54 45 40 38 36 42 54 58 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 57 36 58  
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W NW SW W SW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 8 6 6 9 11 12 10 6 4 5 6 11 18 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 11 10 8 8 6 11 13 13 11 6 5 8 10 13 19 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.9 9.4 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.5  
 
   
..NEAR MT ROSE SUMMIT - ELEV 8900 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV BK FW SC FW FW FW FW BK BK FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 70 70 85 60 15 35 20 15 15 25 55 65 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 48 35 33 36 36 40 52 56 51 37 33 37 37 40 54 57 51  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 56 32 57  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 10 10 10 8 10 12 13 12 9 9 10 11 13 20 23  
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 16 13 14 13 12 14 18 18 17 13 13 16 17 20 26 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.9 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.7 8.4 8.2 8.7 8.8 8.8  
 
   
..NEAR HOMEWOOD - ELEV 8000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 65 70 75 45 10 10 10 20 10 25 45 55 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 50 43 40 38 37 41 51 55 52 45 41 39 38 43 52 55 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 55 37 55  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW SW W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 17 10 10 9 9 9 10 13 14 11 6 8 10 10 13 19 21  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 16 13 13 12 13 16 20 21 17 11 11 13 14 20 29 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 8.6 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.8 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.6  
 
   
..NEAR ECHO PASS - ELEV 7500 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 65 60 80 55 10 5 10 15 15 25 45 60 10 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 50 43 39 40 38 43 54 57 51 42 37 40 40 47 56 59 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 57 36 59  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 9 10 9 8 6 9 11 12 5 3 4 5 5 9 14 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 10 10 10 9 6 11 12 13 8 5 5 9 8 12 18 18  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.8 9.5 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.2 8.6 8.9 8.9  
 
   
..NEAR CARSON PASS - ELEV 8800 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 60 50 75 55 15 15 10 10 15 25 45 60 15 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 51 40 36 35 35 41 53 57 52 40 34 36 37 42 55 58 53  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 57 33 58  
WIND DIR SW W SW SW W W W W W W NW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 18 14 12 10 10 8 10 13 13 9 5 5 8 5 10 17 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 16 13 11 10 9 12 14 14 9 6 6 9 9 13 19 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R  
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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.8 8.1 8.9 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.9 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.7 9.0 9.1  
 
   
..NEAR SONORA PASS - ELEV 9800 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 65 65 65 55 30 20 25 20 10 25 40 65 20 5 0  
TEMPERATURE 53 44 37 36 34 38 48 52 54 44 37 35 32 40 50 53 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 55 31 56  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 6 6 10 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 16 13 13 11 10 14 14 14 9 10 9 10 11 16 20 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R T  
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 9.0 8.2 7.9 7.7 8.0 9.0 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.2 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.9 9.4 9.7  
 
   
..NEAR TIOGA PASS - ELEV 10000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC OV BK FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 75 80 65 30 30 25 20 10 25 40 70 55 15 10  
TEMPERATURE 46 37 33 31 28 34 46 48 47 37 35 32 29 35 49 52 49  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 49 28 52  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 17 10 10 10 9 8 10 12 11 6 5 5 6 6 10 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 12 10 10 10 10 14 14 14 10 6 9 10 10 13 18 18  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 9.2 8.3 7.8 7.7 8.1 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.9 8.6 9.2 9.9 10.2  
 
   
..MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN - ELEV 10000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC OV BK FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 50 70 70 55 30 40 25 15 10 15 35 75 55 25 15  
TEMPERATURE 45 38 36 34 33 38 42 46 44 39 36 35 32 37 45 48 49  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 47 31 49  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 21 18 13 13 12 9 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 9 13 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 26 21 20 18 13 14 17 16 11 11 12 12 11 13 19 18  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.2 8.7 8.2 8.0 8.3 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.2 8.9 9.4 10.1 10.3  
 
   
..NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 9000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC OV BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 50 65 70 55 30 35 25 15 10 15 30 75 55 25 15  
TEMPERATURE 49 41 39 37 37 41 49 51 50 43 41 39 36 41 52 55 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 53 35 55  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 19 16 13 12 10 9 10 10 10 6 6 8 8 6 9 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 25 20 18 17 13 14 17 16 11 11 11 12 10 12 19 18  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.9 8.3 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.4 10.1 10.3  
 
   
..NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 8000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC BK BK BK FW SC FW FW FW FW FW OV SC FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 55 60 50 25 30 25 10 10 10 25 70 50 20 15  
TEMPERATURE 57 47 43 40 39 44 56 59 58 48 44 41 38 44 58 63 61  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 62 37 64  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW N SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 18 14 11 10 8 8 8 10 10 6 5 6 5 0 5 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 23 17 13 12 11 11 16 17 11 9 10 10 5 9 14 16  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R  
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.2 8.0 8.3 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.2 9.2 8.9 9.4 10.1 10.3  
 
   
..BARCROFT RESEARCH STATION - ELEV 12470 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/19/24 SATURDAY 04/20/24  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC OV OV BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC BK OV FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 40 70 85 65 50 40 45 35 20 10 25 65 70 25 25  
TEMPERATURE 38 33 28 26 25 29 35 38 40 35 29 27 25 30 37 42 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 40 25 45  
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W NW NW N NW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 11 10 9 9 12 11 12 9 9 10 10 10 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 11 13 13 14 13 12 18 17 17 13 13 13 14 16 20 21  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
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  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.5 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.6 9.2 9.6 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.2  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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