Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 010830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 55 60 65 80 65 65 55 70 85 85 90 85 45 25 10
TEMPERATURE 44 50 52 49 49 50 51 51 51 51 52 50 46 42 38 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 47 53 33
WIND CHILL 37 34 27 22 19 17
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 23 25 36 50 58 57 42 32 23 24 50 60 56 46 39
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 30 60 80 70 60 20 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.10 0.01 0.00
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) 9.1 9.7 11.9 12.7 13.3 12.9 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.3 11.7 8.9 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 33
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 60 75 80 85 70 60 75 90 95 90 90 85 45 25 15
TEMPERATURE 52 59 62 60 57 57 57 57 57 58 59 57 53 49 45 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 55 59 41
WIND CHILL 39 37 35
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 9 11 13 14 13 12 10 8 8 12 14 13 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 40 80 90 60 60 30 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.12 0.01 0.00
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) 9.2 10.3 12.2 13.1 13.3 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.9 12.2 11.7 8.6 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 50 60 60 80 60 55 50 65 85 80 85 85 45 20 10
TEMPERATURE 51 62 65 63 58 58 59 58 58 61 61 58 54 50 46 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 55 61 40
WIND CHILL 39 34 32
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 10 10 11 14 17 17 13 12 10 9 14 18 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 30 50 70 70 50 10 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.07 0.01 0.00
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) 9.0 9.7 11.9 12.7 13.3 12.9 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.3 11.7 9.2 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 55 60 70 80 70 60 60 80 90 85 85 85 50 30 20
TEMPERATURE 54 64 69 65 60 59 61 61 62 62 63 60 54 52 47 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 59 63 43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 10 8 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 12 13 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 40 70 80 70 60 20 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.09 0.01 0.00
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) 9.0 9.7 12.1 12.9 13.3 12.9 13.1 12.7 12.7 12.9 12.3 11.7 8.9 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 60 70 75 80 70 65 60 50 90 85 85 85 40 15 5
TEMPERATURE 52 63 65 64 59 59 58 59 59 63 63 60 55 52 47 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 56 63 43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 8 6 9 11 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 20 30 70 50 40 10 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00
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) 9.3 9.9 12.2 13.0 13.3 12.8 13.0 12.5 12.6 13.0 12.5 11.9 10.1 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 65 70 85 90 70 65 65 55 90 85 85 80 40 15 5
TEMPERATURE 50 58 59 59 56 57 56 56 57 57 58 56 53 50 46 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 54 58 41
WIND CHILL 38 35 33
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 10 10 13 14 16 13 11 10 9 9 19 24 23 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 20 30 70 60 40 10 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00
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) 9.3 10.0 12.3 13.1 13.3 12.7 13.0 12.5 12.6 13.0 12.5 11.9 10.0 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 60 75 80 85 70 55 75 90 95 90 90 80 45 25 15
TEMPERATURE 53 58 61 59 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 56 54 50 47 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 56 59 43
WIND CHILL 39 37
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 10 14 18 19 18 14 10 8 8 17 19 17 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 50 90 90 60 50 20 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.12 0.01 0.00
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) 9.2 10.4 12.2 13.1 13.3 12.8 13.0 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.2 11.7 8.7 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 45 50 50 70 35 45 45 45 80 85 75 80 35 15 5
TEMPERATURE 54 63 68 66 61 60 63 62 64 66 65 63 57 55 50 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 60 66 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 6 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 5 4 8 12 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 40 50 30 10 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
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) 9.0 9.5 11.8 12.6 13.3 12.9 13.1 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.5 11.8 10.2 6.8 6.0 5.6 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/01/26 FRIDAY 10/02/26
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 65 75 85 85 70 45 80 75 95 90 90 80 40 20 15
TEMPERATURE 51 57 59 58 56 57 57 57 57 58 57 56 53 50 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 54 58 42
WIND CHILL 39 37 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 6 9 11 12 11 10 8 6 6 14 19 18 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 50 60 90 60 30 20 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.02 0.00
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) 9.2 10.6 12.4 13.1 13.3 12.6 13.0 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.3 11.7 8.7 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN