Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 012030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 80 65 60 80 85 90 90 65 15 30 30 15 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 49 51 51 49 53 52 50 47 45 41 38 37 34 35 39 39 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 53 34 41
WIND CHILL 38 39 33 27 24 23 19 21 28 28 21
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 36 50 54 58 48 33 19 24 50 54 41 35 39 32 25 24 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 20 40 50 60 30 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.05 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) 13.4 13.3 12.5 12.6 13.1 13.0 11.7 10.1 7.6 6.6 6.2 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 33 33 33 33 33
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 75 65 70 90 90 85 90 60 25 25 45 15 20 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 56 56 57 58 58 57 55 52 48 45 43 41 45 49 49 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 60 41 51
WIND CHILL 33 39 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 14 12 10 8 8 12 12 10 9 13 13 12 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 60 50 70 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.09 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) 13.4 13.0 12.5 12.6 13.1 13.0 11.6 10.1 7.5 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.7 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 75 55 60 75 80 85 90 60 10 20 20 5 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 57 59 58 57 59 60 60 56 53 49 45 42 40 48 52 50 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 62 40 52
WIND CHILL 39 35 32 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 16 18 14 12 9 10 14 17 13 12 14 12 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 10 40 50 60 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.04 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) 13.4 13.3 12.5 12.6 13.1 13.1 11.8 10.4 7.6 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 50
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 75 60 60 85 85 90 85 65 20 35 40 15 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 61 60 60 59 61 62 62 58 55 51 46 44 44 50 54 53 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 66 43 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 9 12 12 9 8 9 10 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 10 40 50 70 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.09 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) 13.4 13.2 12.5 12.6 13.1 13.0 11.7 10.2 7.6 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 50
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK BK BK OV BK OV BK FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 80 55 55 65 90 65 80 65 5 5 5 5 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 58 58 58 58 60 62 61 58 54 50 46 44 43 51 54 52 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 63 42 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 9 9 9 6 6 10 10 8 8 9 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 40 40 60 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 13.4 13.1 12.4 12.5 13.0 13.2 12.0 11.1 7.6 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.9 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 50 50 50 100
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK BK OV OV BK OV BK FW FW CL CL FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 75 60 60 70 95 70 75 65 5 5 5 5 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 55 56 56 55 57 57 56 54 52 49 45 43 42 47 50 49 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 59 41 50
WIND CHILL 38 36 34 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 14 13 12 10 8 9 19 23 17 13 14 12 10 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 40 40 60 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 13.4 13.1 12.4 12.4 13.1 13.2 11.9 11.1 7.6 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.9 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 50
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 65 65 70 90 90 85 85 60 25 25 40 15 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 57 57 57 56 58 58 56 54 53 50 47 44 42 45 49 49 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 61 42 53
WIND CHILL 38 35 39
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 14 17 19 18 14 10 6 6 16 17 12 10 13 12 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 50 50 70 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.09 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) 13.3 13.0 12.4 12.6 13.1 12.9 11.6 10.1 7.4 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 BK BK OV SC SC OV OV BK OV BK FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 70 40 45 75 85 60 90 55 10 5 0 5 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 61 61 60 61 62 65 65 61 57 54 49 46 46 52 56 54 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 67 45 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 8 8 5 4 4 8 11 9 8 9 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 20 30 50 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 13.3 13.3 12.6 12.6 13.1 13.1 11.9 11.0 7.7 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.8 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 50 50 50 50
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 65 70 85 90 80 75 55 20 15 25 10 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 56 56 56 56 57 58 56 54 52 49 46 44 43 45 48 48 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 58 43 49
WIND CHILL 38 36 39 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 12 10 6 5 6 14 17 13 11 12 11 10 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 50 50 70 40 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 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) 13.4 13.0 12.3 12.5 13.0 13.0 11.7 10.3 7.4 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.6 5.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 50 50 50 50
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN