Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 270930
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EST THU NOV 27 2025
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW FW BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 60 60 45 40 40 45 80 80 90 90 75 80 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 16 15 17 15 13 14 14 13 11 9 9 7 6 8 8 7 6
MAX/MIN TEMP 17 11 11 6
WIND CHILL -10 -10 -6 -8 -13 -12 -12 -13 -15 -18 -18 -23 -25 -22 -23 -25 -26
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 59 54 44 42 49 51 51 49 48 49 50 58 65 63 66 70 70
WIND GUST (MPH) 82 84 88 88
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 10 70 70 80 70 60 40 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.16 0.09 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.6 1.6 0.4
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 17 16 17 18 18 19 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW SC OV OV BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 75 75 55 45 55 65 80 80 85 90 80 85 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 25 25 27 25 24 24 23 23 21 20 20 19 18 19 19 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 21 23 17
WIND CHILL 12 11 15 13 10 10 9 10 7 5 5 4 1 4 5 4 3
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 18 16 14 17 17 17 16 16 17 18 18 20 16 14 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 10 70 70 70 70 50 30 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW FW BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 55 60 45 40 40 40 80 80 85 90 75 80 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 25 27 28 27 24 24 23 23 21 21 22 19 18 20 20 20 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 20 24 18
WIND CHILL 11 14 16 15 10 10 9 9 7 6 7 2 1 4 4 4 1
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 20 19 17 16 18 19 18 17 17 18 19 21 23 19 20 21 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 10 70 70 80 70 60 40 30 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.17 0.09 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.9 1.6 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW SC BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 65 65 50 45 45 50 80 80 90 90 80 80 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 27 29 31 29 27 27 26 25 25 24 25 22 23 22 22 21 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 24 27 20
WIND CHILL 14 17 20 18 15 15 14 13 13 10 11 7 7 6 6 4 4
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 18 17 14 16 14 14 13 13 17 18 20 23 24 24 25 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 10 70 70 70 70 60 40 30 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW SC BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 65 70 55 45 50 55 70 70 80 85 75 80 80 75 70
TEMPERATURE 27 29 30 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 24 22 22 21 21 21 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 23 26 19
WIND CHILL 16 18 19 17 16 15 14 13 13 11 11 8 8 9 8 9 5
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 13 14 16 16 12 13 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 50 60 70 60 40 20 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 19 19 19 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW SC BK OV BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 70 70 55 50 50 60 70 70 80 85 75 80 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 24 25 26 25 25 24 24 23 21 19 19 19 18 20 19 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 21 23 18
WIND CHILL 8 11 13 11 10 8 9 8 5 3 3 1 -1 2 1 2 1
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 24 20 17 18 24 24 21 20 20 20 20 25 29 27 26 26 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 50 60 70 60 40 20 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW SC OV OV BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 35 75 75 60 45 55 65 80 80 85 85 80 85 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 25 25 27 26 25 24 24 23 21 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 21 23 17
WIND CHILL 11 11 14 13 10 9 9 8 6 5 4 2 1 4 4 4 3
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 20 19 17 18 21 21 21 20 19 18 19 23 25 20 21 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 70 60 70 60 40 30 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW BK BK OV OV BK BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 45 45 35 25 25 25 65 65 70 75 65 70 75 70 65
TEMPERATURE 31 33 34 32 30 29 28 27 25 27 27 25 24 25 24 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 29 22
WIND CHILL 22 24 26 24 21 20 19 17 15 17 16 13 11 12 10 11 10
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 50 50 70 60 30 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 11 14 16 16 18 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 18 18 18
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER FW SC OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 80 75 55 40 45 55 75 75 85 80 75 80 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 24 24 25 24 24 24 23 23 21 19 19 18 18 20 19 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 21 23 18
WIND CHILL 10 10 13 12 10 10 9 9 7 4 4 2 1 5 3 4 4
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 17 13 13 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 18 20 18 19 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 60 50 60 50 30 20 10 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 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) 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN