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FWUS45 KREV 290934
AVGREV

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
234 AM PDT WED MAY 29 2024


...NEAR DONNER PASS - ELEV 7200 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5   15   30   30   10    5   10   15    5    0   25   35   20   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        39   46   57   61   60   53   46   42   40   46   58   65   66   59   49   46   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  39                  67                  43
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W   NW   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E   NW    N    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          2    2    4    6    6    5    5    6    6    8    5    5    5    4    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)     4    6   12   14   13   10   11   11   11   12   12   12   12    9    8    8    8
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      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)  8.7  9.0  9.9 10.9 11.1 10.5  9.8  9.4  8.7  8.9  9.3 10.2 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.0


...NEAR MT ROSE SUMMIT - ELEV 8900 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10   15   30   45   15   10   15   25    5    5   30   35   30   15   10   10
TEMPERATURE        36   44   54   59   57   45   40   40   36   44   56   61   60   48   43   43   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  35                  62                  40
WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N    E    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6   10   10   10    6    5    6    9   10    9    6    6    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)    13   16   17   19   20   19   16   14   14   18   21   18   14   14   12   11   11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    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)  8.7  9.0  9.9 10.8 11.1 10.5  9.1  8.5  7.9  8.3  8.9  9.8 10.5 10.2  9.8  9.9  9.9


...NEAR HOMEWOOD - ELEV 8000 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    5   20   20    5    5   15   15    5    5   25   35   20   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        42   48   57   61   59   53   49   44   42   48   57   63   64   58   52   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  42                  65                  45
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W    W   NE    E    E    E    E    E    W   NW    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6   10   10    9   11   13   13   13    9    5    8    8    9    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    10   12   16   20   21   17   19   21   23   23   18   14   16   14   16   16   16
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.03      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)  8.5  8.8  9.6 10.7 11.1 10.8 10.2  9.3  8.6  8.6  9.2 10.3 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.1


...NEAR ECHO PASS - ELEV 7500 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0   10   20   10    5   10   15    5    5   15   30   25   15    5    5
TEMPERATURE        42   51   59   63   59   55   49   47   44   51   63   67   63   58   51   49   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  43                  67                  45
WIND DIR           SW    W   NW    W    W    W   NE   SE   SE    E    E    N   NW   NW    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          2    3    5    6    6    5    5    6    6    6    5    4    5    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)     5    8   13   16   14   11   10   11   11   12   11   12   12    9    8    8    8
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.03      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)  8.5  8.8  9.6 10.7 11.2 10.9 10.1  9.4  9.0  9.2  9.7 10.8 11.4 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.3


...NEAR CARSON PASS - ELEV 8800 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0   10   15   10    5    5   15    5    5   15   35   25   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        39   47   57   62   60   52   45   43   40   46   60   66   64   55   48   45   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  39                  66                  42
WIND DIR           SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NE    E    E    E    E   NE   NW    N    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          4    4    6    8    9    8    8    9    9    9    5    4    6    6    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)     8   10   14   17   18   13   13   13   13   13   13   14   14   12   10   10    9
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.01      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)  8.5  9.0  9.9 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.1  9.2  8.6  9.0  9.8 10.9 11.6 11.1 10.5 10.5 10.4


...NEAR SONORA PASS - ELEV 9800 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    0    0   10   30   15    5   10   15    5    0   25   45   30   15   10    5
TEMPERATURE        36   46   54   59   60   52   44   41   36   46   59   63   61   50   46   42   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  35                  65                  37
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W   NW    E    E    E    E    S    W    W    N    E    E   SE
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    8    6    5    4    5    5    5    5    6    6    4    3    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)    12   16   19   20   21   16   16   14   14   16   16   19   19   14   11   11   12
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      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)  8.7  9.3 10.2 11.0 11.7 11.2 10.3  9.6  9.4 10.0 10.8 11.8 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.6 10.6


...NEAR TIOGA PASS - ELEV 10000 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20    0    0    5   20   20   10   15   15   10    5   20   45   40   15   10    5
TEMPERATURE        32   41   52   56   55   47   40   37   34   43   57   60   58   49   43   39   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  33                  60                  35
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W   NW   NE   NE    E   SE    W    W    W   NW   NE   NE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10   10   10    6    5    5    5    5    8   10   10    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)    11   16   18   19   18   14   12   11   11   12   14   19   19   13   10   10   10
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    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)  8.9  9.4 10.5 11.3 11.7 11.5 10.8 10.2  9.8 10.3 11.0 12.1 12.1 11.8 10.6 10.3 10.3


...MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN - ELEV 10000 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    5    5   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   10   30   25   10   10   10
TEMPERATURE        37   43   50   54   54   48   43   40   37   44   55   58   56   50   45   42   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           54                  36                  58                  39
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NE   NE   NE   NE    W   SW   SW    W    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          9    9   10   11   11    9    9    9    8    8    8   11   13    9    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)    16   19   23   25   25   19   18   17   14   16   18   26   29   20   13   13   13
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    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)  9.3  9.5 10.3 11.1 11.6 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.2 10.6 11.3 11.6 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.3


...NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 9000 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    0    5    5   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   15   30   20   10   10   10
TEMPERATURE        42   48   56   59   59   52   48   44   42   50   60   64   62   55   49   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  41                  65                  43
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    N    N    N   NE    E   SW   SW    W    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          4    5    6    8    8    5    4    3    3    3    5    8   10    5    2    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)    13   18   21   24   23   18   16   14   13   13   16   24   26   19   11   11   11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    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)  9.3  9.5 10.3 11.1 11.6 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.1 10.6 11.3 11.6 11.4 10.8 10.3 10.3


...NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 8000 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   10   25   15   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        44   53   63   68   68   59   52   47   44   53   67   72   70   60   54   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  43                  73                  45
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW    W    N   NE   SW    W    W   NW   NW    W
WIND (MPH)          2    2    4    5    5    3    2    2    2    1    2    5    9    3    1    1    1
WIND GUST (MPH)    11   13   18   21   21   16   12   11    9    9   12   21   26   16    9    8    8
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    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)  9.3  9.4 10.2 11.0 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.3 10.0 10.2 10.6 11.4 11.6 11.5 10.8 10.3 10.3


...BARCROFT RESEARCH STATION - ELEV 12470 FT...

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 05/29/24                      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10    5    5   15   10   10    5   10    5   10   15   40   50   20   15   15
TEMPERATURE        30   36   41   46   46   38   34   32   30   36   42   46   48   43   37   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  30                  48                  33
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    N    N   NW    W    W   NW    S    S   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)         13   14   16   17   19   19   17   13   12   10   13   13   13   11   12   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)    19   23   26   26   27   27   25   20   17   16   20   23   23   16   19   18   19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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)  9.5  9.5 10.2 11.0 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.5 11.1 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.5 10.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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