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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2025


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   85   80   75   70   65   70   75   75   75   70   65   70   65   70
TEMPERATURE        13   12   10   10   10   10   11   10   10   11   10   11    9   11   12   12   12
MIN/MAX TEMP                            9                  11                   9                  14
WIND CHILL        -16  -18  -21  -22  -22  -21  -19  -21  -21  -20  -21  -19  -22  -18  -15  -15  -15
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         72   75   79   81   80   78   69   73   78   78   75   75   74   67   56   55   57
WIND GUST (MPH)    90   95  100  102  101   98   87   93   98   98   95   95   94   85
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   60   50   50   30   20   20   40   40   30   20   20   20   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.29      0.22      0.16      0.13      0.13      0.06      0.10      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 4.9       3.6       2.5       2.0       2.1       1.0       1.6       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          8.5                 4.5                 3.1                 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    17   17   17   16   16   16   16   16   16   16   17   17   16   16   15   15   14


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   95   85   80   85   85   85   85   85   90   80   75   80   75   75
TEMPERATURE        21   19   19   19   18   18   19   19   19   19   19   19   18   19   21   21   20
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  21                  18                  22
WIND CHILL          2    0    0   -1   -2   -2    1    0    0    0    0    1   -1    1    5    5    4
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         31   31   31   32   31   31   27   29   31   29   28   27   27   25   23   21   21
WIND GUST (MPH)    49   49   49   50   49   49   44   48   49   48   46   44   44
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   60   40   40   30   20   20   40   40   30   20   20   20   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.20      0.14      0.08      0.06      0.04      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.4       2.4       1.2       1.0       0.6       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          5.8                 2.2                 1.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    17   17   17   16   16   16   16   16   17   17   17   17   17   16   16   15   14


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   85   80   70   65   60   65   75   70   70   65   60   65   65   65
TEMPERATURE        21   20   20   19   18   20   21   20   20   20   20   20   18   21   22   22   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  22                  18                  23
WIND CHILL          3    1    1   -1   -2    1    3    2    1    1    1    1   -1    4    6    6    5
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         28   31   32   33   32   31   27   28   31   31   29   29   27   25   23   21   21
WIND GUST (MPH)    46   49   50   52   50   49   44   46   49   49   48   48   44
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   50   60   40   50   30   20   20   40   40   30   20   20   20   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.23      0.16      0.11      0.10      0.12      0.05      0.09      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.8       2.4       1.6       1.5       1.8       0.9       1.4       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          6.2                 3.1                 2.7                 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    16   16   16   15   15   15   15   15   15   16   16   16   16   16   15   14   14


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   85   75   75   70   75   80   80   80   75   70   75   70   70
TEMPERATURE        25   23   22   21   21   22   24   23   22   22   22   21   20   22   25   25   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  24                  20                  25
WIND CHILL          9    7    5    4    4    5    8    7    5    5    6    5    4    6   11   12   10
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         25   25   25   26   25   27   24   25   27   25   23   23   21   21   18   17   17
WIND GUST (MPH)                             44             44
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   60   40   50   30   20   30   40   40   30   20   20   20   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.20      0.17      0.09      0.06      0.04      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.4       2.7       1.3       0.9       0.6       0.4       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          6.1                 2.2                 1.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    16   17   16   16   15   15   16   16   16   16   16   16   16   16   15   14   14


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   85   80   75   65   60   70   75   70   70   60   55   60   50   55
TEMPERATURE        23   22   21   21   20   23   23   22   21   22   21   21   20   23   25   25   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           20                  24                  20                  26
WIND CHILL          8    7    5    5    4    7    8    7    5    7    6    6    5    9   12   13   11
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         19   20   20   23   21   23   19   19   20   20   19   19   18   17   16   14   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   40   30   30   20   20   20   30   30   20   10   10   10    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.4       0.6       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.0                 0.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    16   17   16   16   15   15   15   15   15   15   16   16   15   15   15   14   13


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   80   75   70   65   75   75   75   70   65   60   60   55   55
TEMPERATURE        22   21   19   19   18   19   19   19   19   20   19   20   18   20   21   21   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  21                  18                  22
WIND CHILL          3    1   -2   -2   -3   -1    1    0   -2    0   -1    0   -2    3    5    5    4
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         35   37   36   37   35   32   27   31   37   36   33   33   31   25   20   21   25
WIND GUST (MPH)    56   58   57   58   56   50   44   49   58   57   52   52   49
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   40   30   30   20   20   20   30   30   20   10   10   10    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.10      0.05      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.7       0.8       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.5                 0.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1)    17   17   16   16   16   15   15   15   16   16   16   16   16   16   15   14   14


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   95   95   85   80   85   90   90   90   85   90   85   75   80   75   70
TEMPERATURE        22   20   19   19   19   18   20   20   20   20   20   21   19   19   21   22   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  23                  19                  24
WIND CHILL          3    0   -1   -1    0   -1    2    2    1    1    1    3    1    2    5    7    5
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         33   33   33   33   31   27   26   28   32   31   29   28   25   23   20   19   20
WIND GUST (MPH)    52   52   52   52   49   44        46   50   49   48   46
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   60   40   40   30   20   20   30   40   30   20   10   10   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.14      0.08      0.05      0.05      0.02      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.4       1.3       0.8       0.8       0.4       0.3       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          3.7                 1.6                 0.7                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    17   17   17   16   16   16   16   16   17   17   17   17   17   16   16   15   14


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   85   85   80   70   55   40   55   60   60   55   50   45   50   45   50
TEMPERATURE        26   25   25   25   24   26   28   26   25   25   24   24   23   27   29   27   25
MIN/MAX TEMP                           24                  28                  23                  29
WIND CHILL         13   11   11   10    9   12   16   13   11   11   10   10   10   15   19   17   14
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         17   18   20   21   20   19   17   17   19   18   17   17   16   14   12   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   40   50   40   30   20   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    16   16   15   14   14   13   14   14   15   15   15   15   15   15   14   14   13


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

DATE                                   MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   85   75   85   85   85   85   85   85   75   70   75   60   55
TEMPERATURE        21   20   19   19   19   18   18   18   19   20   19   20   19   20   21   21   20
MIN/MAX TEMP                           18                  20                  19                  21
WIND CHILL          3    2    0    0    1    0    1    0    0    2    1    3    2    4    7    7    5
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         28   28   28   28   27   25   23   25   28   27   26   24   23   20   17   17   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   50   30   30   20   10   10   20   20   20   10   10    5    5    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.06      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.5       0.9       0.5       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.4                 0.7                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1)    17   17   17   16   16   16   16   16   17   17   17   17   17   16   15   14   14

$$

--- 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.