Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 052130
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2025
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC OV OV BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 50 75 75 70 65 60 55 50 55 60 45 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 1 3 4 6 7 10 12 13 11 11 9 7 3 5 5 3 3
MIN/MAX TEMP 0 13 2 6
WIND CHILL -24 -19 -16 -13 -14 -11 -8 -6 -11 -13 -18 -21 -26 -21 -18 -19 -21
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 23 18 18 21 26 25 24 31 39 47 49 46 35 25 21 26
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 10 0 10 30 10 0 0 5 10 30
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 0.2 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 45 60 75 75 75 70 70 55 65 65 45 60 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 6 6 7 10 12 18 21 21 20 19 19 17 11 12 14 12 12
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 22 11 15
WIND CHILL -10 -9 -7 -3 -2 5 9 9 7 5 4 1 -8 -5 1 -1 -3
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 9 11 12 12 11 12 14 17 18 21 16 10 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 0 5 30 30 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 40 70 75 70 65 60 55 45 55 55 45 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 6 7 7 10 11 17 22 21 20 19 19 17 12 14 15 12 12
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 22 11 16
WIND CHILL -8 -6 -5 -1 -1 6 11 11 8 6 4 0 -7 -2 2 -1 -3
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 11 13 18 20 23 16 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 10 0 5 20 5 0 0 5 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 17 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 45 65 75 70 70 65 60 50 60 60 45 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 7 7 8 11 13 21 25 24 22 21 21 20 15 16 17 15 15
MIN/MAX TEMP 6 25 14 19
WIND CHILL -3 -2 1 5 4 13 16 16 14 11 8 6 1 5 9 6 6
WIND DIR SW W SE S S S S S S W W NW NW NW NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 5 5 8 6 6 9 13 14 12 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 10 0 10 30 20 0 0 5 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 55 80 85 85 80 65 40 45 45 40 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 6 7 8 10 12 19 22 23 21 20 20 18 14 17 19 16 14
MIN/MAX TEMP 6 23 14 19
WIND CHILL -4 -3 -1 2 4 11 14 16 12 9 8 5 0 6 11 6 4
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 9 11 12 12 9 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 40 55 80 85 85 80 65 45 45 50 40 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 5 5 6 8 10 15 19 20 19 18 18 16 12 13 15 13 13
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 20 12 15
WIND CHILL -10 -8 -7 -3 -1 4 9 10 7 3 1 -2 -7 -3 2 0 -1
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 11 16 20 21 20 16 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 17 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 35 55 75 75 80 70 70 55 65 70 40 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 6 6 7 11 13 17 20 21 21 19 19 17 12 12 14 12 13
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 22 11 16
WIND CHILL -10 -9 -7 -3 0 4 8 10 9 5 4 1 -7 -5 0 -2 -3
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 10 10 11 11 10 12 14 17 18 21 17 12 11 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 0 0 30 30 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 35 55 75 75 70 65 60 35 40 40 45 55 60 70 80
TEMPERATURE 8 9 8 10 11 18 23 23 22 20 21 19 15 19 20 17 15
MIN/MAX TEMP 8 24 14 21
WIND CHILL 1 2 17 16 12 11 8 4 11 8
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 5 9 9 8 5 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 15 16 16 17 18
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 35 55 80 80 85 75 65 45 50 60 40 55 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 5 6 6 10 12 15 19 19 19 18 18 15 11 11 12 11 12
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 19 11 13
WIND CHILL -11 -9 -8 -3 -1 3 8 9 7 5 4 -1 -7 -5 -1 -3 -3
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 10 11 13 16 18 14 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN