Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 150830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 75 55 65 60 60 60 55 50 60 55 50 45 35 30 25
TEMPERATURE 29 28 27 25 22 23 22 21 19 19 23 23 23 25 25 24 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 19 26 23
WIND CHILL 9 8 7 3 -2 -1 -2 -4 -7 -6 1 0 0 2 3 2 4
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 55 57 55 58 63 66 67 70 71 64 56 60 63 64 58 57 50
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 4 7 9 11 12 13 13 14 12 11 11 10 8 7 6
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 70 60 70 65 55 70 70 60 60 50 50 35 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 37 35 38 35 33 31 29 28 27 29 33 33 32 32 30 29 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 27 35 29
WIND CHILL 18 15 14 12 15 19 19 19 18
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 19 23 23 23 24 23 23 24 25 25 23 24 24 21 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 4 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 5
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 75 55 60 60 55 55 50 45 55 50 50 45 35 30 20
TEMPERATURE 38 36 39 36 33 32 31 29 28 32 35 35 33 34 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 36 31
WIND CHILL 19 17 14 12 18 19
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 21 24 24 24 25 25 26 27 28 27 25 26 26 25 20 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 12 10 9 9 7 6 5 5
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 75 60 65 65 60 65 60 50 60 55 50 40 35 30 25
TEMPERATURE 40 39 42 40 36 34 32 30 30 34 38 38 35 34 33 32 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 29 39 32
WIND CHILL 18 17
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 19 20 20 19 18 18 18 20 23 20 20 19 17 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 12 12 12 9 8 8 6 5 5 4
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 70 45 50 45 35 35 35 35 40 35 35 25 20 20 15
TEMPERATURE 40 40 42 40 35 34 32 30 31 35 38 38 35 34 33 31 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 39 31
WIND CHILL 18 19
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 17 17 17 17 16 17 18 19 20 18 18 18 16 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 70 45 50 45 35 40 40 40 40 35 35 25 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 38 36 37 35 32 32 30 29 28 30 33 33 32 32 31 30 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 27 34 30
WIND CHILL 18 18 15 13 12 16 17 18 17 16 18
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 23 23 21 24 29 29 29 31 29 26 23 26 31 28 25 24 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.9 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 2 3 4 6 6 8 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 70 60 65 60 50 70 70 60 60 50 50 35 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 37 33 38 35 34 33 31 29 28 28 33 34 33 32 32 30 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 27 36 30
WIND CHILL 17 14 13 13 19 19 17
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 21 23 23 24 27 26 27 27 27 25 24 25 28 25 20 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 4 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 5
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 BK OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 70 40 45 40 40 35 30 35 45 50 45 40 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 44 42 46 42 39 37 35 34 32 38 42 41 38 38 37 36 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 32 42 35
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 14 17 17 17 16 17 17 18 19 18 18 18 16 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV BK SC BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 45 55 50 40 55 65 50 45 40 40 20 20 25 25
TEMPERATURE 36 34 36 35 32 31 30 29 27 29 32 32 32 32 31 30 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 33 30
WIND CHILL 19 18 16 15 12 15 19 19 19 19 18
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 19 20 20 21 25 24 25 25 26 23 20 23 25 23 18 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 9 8 8 7 6 5 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
* SNOW LEVEL IS AN AUTOMATED PARAMETER GENERATED FROM A CONSENSUS BLEND OF NUMERICAL WEATHER GUIDANCE.