Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 022030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 35 50 30 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 15 35 60 60 40
TEMPERATURE 41 40 37 36 34 34 39 39 33 31 29 31 31 35 39 39 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 41 29 41
WIND CHILL 27 27 23 22 19 21 29 29 21 20 19 20 18 22 28 27 20
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW S SE S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 47 40 35 35 37 28 21 19 21 14 12 16 21 27 27 31 36
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 50 33 50 50 50 50 50 50 33 33 50 50 50 50 50
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW BK BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 20 60 50 30 5 0 0 5 0 5 20 40 50 55 40
TEMPERATURE 50 48 45 42 41 44 48 48 41 38 36 36 37 46 49 49 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 50 34 51
WIND CHILL 36 35 30 30 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 9 10 9 9 6 6 5 5 8 10 12 12 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 5.6 5.9 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.6 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 50 50 100 50 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 100 100
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 25 35 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 15 30 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 50 48 45 43 40 47 51 50 41 38 37 37 37 46 50 49 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 52 35 51
WIND CHILL 39 36 32 31 37
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW S S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 12 14 11 9 8 8 6 4 5 8 11 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 5.7 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 100
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 SC BK SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 45 55 45 15 15 5 0 5 5 5 25 35 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 54 50 47 45 43 49 54 52 44 40 38 38 40 50 54 52 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 54 37 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N NE SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 8 8 9 10 9 6 4 3 3 4 6 10 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 5.6 6.0 5.5 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 100 100 100 100
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 10 15 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 20 25 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 53 50 46 44 43 50 53 52 43 39 38 38 39 48 52 50 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 36 52
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E E SE S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 8 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 8 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.6 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 100 100
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 10 20 10 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 20 25 55 45 45
TEMPERATURE 52 49 45 43 42 46 49 48 42 38 38 37 38 45 48 47 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 50 35 49
WIND CHILL 39 36 34 36 32 32 37
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 19 17 13 14 14 10 8 6 10 9 6 6 9 10 11 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 5.7 5.8 5.5 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.6 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 100
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 15 50 45 35 10 0 0 5 0 5 20 35 45 50 40
TEMPERATURE 51 49 47 45 43 44 49 49 43 40 38 38 40 46 50 50 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 36 53
WIND CHILL 39 37 38 32 32 33 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 5.5 5.9 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.6 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 100 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 100
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 15 15 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 20 30 60 55 40
TEMPERATURE 54 52 49 46 45 51 55 54 46 43 41 40 41 49 53 52 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 56 39 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W N SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 8 10 6 5 5 5 5 3 1 2 5 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 100 100
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 10/03/26 SUNDAY 10/04/26
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 CL SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 5 35 40 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 30 45 50 45
TEMPERATURE 50 49 46 43 43 45 48 48 41 39 37 39 41 46 48 48 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 37 49
WIND CHILL 36 36 33 35 38
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 14 12 12 12 12 9 8 6 8 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 5.5 5.9 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.8 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 100
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN