Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 032030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 35 35 50 60 60 55 55 55 40 75 60 45 55
TEMPERATURE 30 28 29 28 29 34 39 38 35 35 36 36 36 35 37 32 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 41 33 39
WIND CHILL 17 17 18 16 15 20 27 25 20 21 23 24 22 18 20 12 5
WIND DIR NW S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 20 12 13 17 24 29 28 32 40 33 29 26 36 54 63 73 81
WIND GUST (MPH) 74 87 101 112
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 20 0 0 5 60 40 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.5 7.4 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.1 5.7 4.4 4.2 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 7 9 10
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 50 50 25 14 11 10
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 15 30 30 50 40 45 45 75 75 80 80 65 55 55
TEMPERATURE 41 38 36 35 37 46 50 49 44 43 43 43 44 45 46 42 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 51 40 48
WIND CHILL 30 28 30 38 36 37 37 37 37 37 32 23
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 16 20 25 27 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 46 49 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 60 70 50 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01
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) 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.8 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.5 7.7 7.2 5.4 4.3 4.3 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 25 16 12
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 30 30 50 60 65 65 60 50 35 70 60 40 45
TEMPERATURE 41 38 37 35 37 46 50 49 43 42 42 42 42 47 48 43 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 51 39 49
WIND CHILL 31 36 36 36 36 35 33 24
WIND DIR N S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 5 8 11 12 12 12 10 9 9 12 20 25 27 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 46 49 52
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 0 0 5 60 40 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.01
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) 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.5 7.4 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.1 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 25 16 12
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC SC BK OV BK BK OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 25 35 55 35 40 55 70 70 65 75 65 50 50
TEMPERATURE 46 41 39 37 39 50 54 52 47 45 44 44 45 49 51 46 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 54 42 52
WIND CHILL 38 28
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 5 6 10 11 11 10 8 5 5 8 16 20 23 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 41 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 40 60 40 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01
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) 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.7 7.8 8.2 8.2 8.5 7.9 7.2 5.5 4.3 4.3 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 33 25 16
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 15 25 30 60 50 60 85 90 85 60 55 50 25 35
TEMPERATURE 44 40 39 36 38 49 52 50 45 43 43 43 44 48 50 45 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 52 40 50
WIND CHILL 37 29
WIND DIR N E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 3 3 4 8 13 17 18 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 0 0 30 30 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 6.0 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.0 7.2 5.7 4.4 4.3 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 100 100 50 33 25 16
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 20 30 30 55 45 55 75 90 90 70 55 50 30 40
TEMPERATURE 42 38 38 36 37 45 48 47 44 42 43 43 42 45 46 42 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 49 40 47
WIND CHILL 36 32 32 30 30 38 35 37 38 32 23
WIND DIR NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 8 6 8 12 19 24 27 35
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 43 49 61
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0 0 30 40 30 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 6.0 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.6 7.9 7.3 5.6 4.4 4.3 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 25 16 14
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 20 35 30 45 35 30 35 70 70 75 80 65 55 55
TEMPERATURE 43 40 38 36 38 46 50 50 46 45 45 45 46 45 47 42 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 53 42 49
WIND CHILL 32 29 31 39 38 38 38 39 37 39 32 24
WIND DIR NE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE S S SW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 17 17 16 14 16 18 23 26 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 47 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0 0 60 70 50 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
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) 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.8 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.4 7.6 7.3 5.4 4.3 4.3 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 25 16 12
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 30 35 50 65 70 75 70 60 40 40 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 47 44 42 40 41 49 53 51 47 45 45 44 45 51 52 48 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 53 42 53
WIND CHILL 33
WIND DIR N N E SE SE SE S SE S S S SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 2 1 2 5 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 10 14 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 0 0 0 20 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 5.3 7.3 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.2 7.2 5.8 4.6 4.2 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 33 20
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE SUNDAY 10/04/26 MONDAY 10/05/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC SC BK SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 20 40 30 50 40 40 65 80 80 70 65 55 40 40
TEMPERATURE 42 38 38 37 39 46 49 48 45 44 44 44 45 45 46 42 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 49 42 46
WIND CHILL 36 30 32 38 37 37 38 39 38 38 33 26
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 6 9 10 11 10 10 16 14 13 11 12 16 19 21 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 0 0 50 50 40 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.01
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) 4.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 7.6 7.3 5.4 4.3 4.3 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 25 16 14
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN