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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2025


...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   80   85   80   75   60   65   50   50   45   45   75   75   85   80   75
TEMPERATURE        23   23   20   17   15   16   15   13   11   12   11   11   12   14   15   15   15
MIN/MAX TEMP                           15                  17                  10                  17
WIND CHILL          2    2   -2   -7   -8   -5   -7  -10  -14  -12  -13  -11   -9   -3   -1   -1   -3
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         46   48   48   48   42   33   35   39   44   41   36   31   27   18   16   17   23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   30   20    5    0   30   30   50   30    0    0    0   10   20   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S              S    S    S    S                        S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.12      0.00      0.01      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.3       0.0       0.1       0.6       0.1       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)  3.0  2.3  1.3  0.7  0.3  0.4  0.3  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.3  0.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)    11   11   12   13   14   15   16   16   16   15   14   14   14   16   17   16   17
SNOW DENSITY (%)    9    9    8    7    7    6    6    6    6    6    7    7    7    6    5    6    5


...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   85   85   90   80   80   65   65   45   55   55   50   75   75   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        31   30   28   25   24   24   25   23   21   20   19   18   17   21   24   23   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  27                  17                  26
WIND CHILL         17   16   13   10    9   10   11    8    5    4    4    4    7   12   15   15   15
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         25   26   25   23   20   17   18   20   23   20   17   14    8    6    8    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30   10    0    0    0    5   30   10    0    0    0   10   10   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S                             S                                  S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.0       0.0       0.5       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)  2.9  2.4  1.4  0.8  0.5  0.4  0.3  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.2  0.4  0.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     8   10   12   13   14   15   15   16   16   15   13   13   14   15   16   16   16
SNOW DENSITY (%)   12   10    8    7    7    6    6    6    6    6    7    7    7    6    6    6    6


...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   80   85   80   75   60   60   40   45   40   40   75   75   85   80   70
TEMPERATURE        31   31   29   26   24   26   26   24   22   21   20   19   18   23   26   24   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  28                  18                  26
WIND CHILL         18   18   15   11    9   13   13    9    6    5    5    6    5   14   18   16   14
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         21   23   23   23   20   16   17   20   23   20   17   13   11    8    8    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   20   20    0    0   10   20   40   20    0    0    0   10   20   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S                   S    S    S                        S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.6       0.0       0.0       0.4       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)  3.0  2.3  1.3  0.7  0.3  0.4  0.4  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.3  0.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)     9   10   11   12   14   14   15   16   15   14   13   13   13   14   16   16   16
SNOW DENSITY (%)   11   10    9    8    7    7    6    6    6    7    7    7    7    7    6    6    6


...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   80   85   90   80   75   60   60   45   55   45   45   75   75   85   85   75
TEMPERATURE        34   33   31   28   27   28   29   27   25   23   22   21   20   26   29   27   26
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  30                  20                  29
WIND CHILL         27   25   23   19   19   19   19   16   13   11   10   11   11   19   22   20   19
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9    9    8    9   11   12   13   13   11    9    6    5    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   20    5    0    5   10   40   20    0    0    0   10   20   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S                        S    S                        S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.4       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)  3.0  2.3  1.4  0.8  0.4  0.4  0.3  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)     6    9   11   13   13   14   15   16   16   15   13   13   13   15   16   15   15
SNOW DENSITY (%)   16   11    9    7    7    7    6    6    6    6    7    7    7    6    6    6    6


...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   80   80   80   75   65   55   35   20   35   40   40   70   75   85   80   75
TEMPERATURE        31   32   30   28   26   29   30   27   23   22   21   20   20   26   28   27   25
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  31                  20                  29
WIND CHILL         21   22   19   17   15   20   20   16   11   10   10   10   11   18   21   20   17
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   13   13   12   11   10   12   12   13   11   10    8    6    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    R                                                                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)  2.9  2.4  1.5  0.9  0.5  0.6  0.4  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.4  0.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     6    8   10   12   13   14   14   15   15   14   12   12   13   14   15   15   15
SNOW DENSITY (%)   16   12   10    8    7    7    7    6    6    7    8    8    7    7    6    6    6


...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   80   80   70   65   55   40   25   35   40   45   70   75   85   80   75
TEMPERATURE        29   30   28   26   24   25   25   23   21   20   19   18   18   22   24   23   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           24                  27                  18                  25
WIND CHILL         16   17   14   12   10   12   11    8    5    4    4    4    6   14   16   15   12
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         21   21   23   21   19   16   18   19   21   19   18   14   10    6    6    6   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S                                                                S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       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)  2.8  2.4  1.5  0.9  0.5  0.6  0.4  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.4  0.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     7    8   10   12   13   14   14   15   15   14   13   13   13   15   16   16   16
SNOW DENSITY (%)   14   12   10    8    7    7    7    6    6    7    7    7    7    6    6    6    6


...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   85   80   85   75   75   60   60   45   55   55   50   75   75   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        31   31   29   26   24   25   26   23   21   21   20   19   18   21   24   24   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           24                  29                  18                  27
WIND CHILL         18   18   15   12   10   12   13    8    5    6    5    4    7   12   15   16   14
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         23   24   24   21   19   16   18   20   23   19   17   16    9    6    8    6   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30    5    0    0    0    5   30   20    0    0    0    5   10   20   30   30
PRECIP TYPE         S    S                             S    S                             S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.0       0.0       0.5       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)  2.9  2.4  1.4  0.8  0.4  0.5  0.3  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.2  0.4  0.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     8   10   12   13   14   15   15   16   16   15   13   13   14   15   16   16   16
SNOW DENSITY (%)   12   10    8    7    7    6    6    6    6    6    7    7    7    6    6    6    6


...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   60   70   80   75   65   50   30   20   25   30   30   70   70   80   75   65
TEMPERATURE        33   33   32   30   28   31   33   30   26   25   22   19   22   27   30   29   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  34                  16                  31
WIND CHILL                   26   24   22   25   26   22   16   16   12   10   15
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    5    5    5    8    8   10    9    9    6    5    3    4    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    5   10   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE         R                                                                     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)  3.0  2.4  1.4  0.8  0.3  0.4  0.5  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.2  0.3
SNOW RATIO (:1)     4    6    8   10   13   13   13   15   14   14   13   12   13   14   15   15   15
SNOW DENSITY (%)   25   16   12   10    7    7    7    6    7    7    7    8    7    7    6    6    6


...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...

DATE                                   SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   80   80   80   70   65   60   50   35   45   55   55   70   75   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        30   31   27   25   23   24   24   22   20   20   19   18   18   21   23   22   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  26                  18                  25
WIND CHILL         17   18   14   11    9   12   11    7    4    5    5    5    7   11   14   14   13
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         19   21   19   19   17   13   14   18   20   18   14   12    9    8    8    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   30    5    0    0    5    5   10    5    0    0    0    5   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE              S                                                                S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       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)  2.9  2.4  1.4  0.9  0.5  0.5  0.4  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.2  0.4  0.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     8   10   11   13   14   14   15   16   16   14   13   13   13   15   16   16   16
SNOW DENSITY (%)   12   10    9    7    7    7    6    6    6    7    7    7    7    6    6    6    6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN