Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 210830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 30 45 35 20 20 35 40 65 95 85 75 85 90 95 70
TEMPERATURE 45 50 53 52 49 46 45 44 45 48 50 50 48 47 47 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 43 51 45
WIND CHILL 38 39 37 37 39
WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 14 8 6 10 10 11 12 16 20 21 21 23 26 24 19 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 50 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 9.0 9.2 10.2 10.5 10.4 11.3 10.9 11.4 11.7 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 25 40 25 25 10 20 30 50 85 80 60 85 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 54 60 64 64 57 53 52 50 53 60 62 62 57 55 55 55 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 49 63 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N N N E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 8 8 9 9 8 9 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 7.6 7.6 8.3 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.2 9.1 9.1 10.1 10.3 10.4 11.2 10.9 11.7 11.7 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 35 45 35 20 15 30 45 60 95 85 75 90 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 54 60 63 63 58 53 52 51 53 60 62 61 57 57 56 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 50 63 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 8 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 50 70 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 7.6 7.8 8.3 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.2 9.1 9.2 10.2 10.5 10.4 11.3 11.0 11.6 11.7 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 35 40 30 20 15 25 40 55 90 80 55 80 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 56 66 69 69 61 55 53 51 56 64 67 66 60 58 56 56 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 50 68 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N N N E SE SE E SE SE E E E E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 9 10 9 8 5 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 40 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 7.6 7.6 8.2 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.2 9.1 9.2 10.1 10.5 10.3 11.2 11.1 11.7 11.7 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 35 40 35 25 15 35 40 65 95 90 80 90 85 90 70
TEMPERATURE 57 65 68 67 59 55 54 51 55 62 64 64 58 57 56 56 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 50 66 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 40 60 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 7.7 7.8 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.5 9.2 9.5 10.1 10.5 10.3 11.2 11.3 12.2 11.8 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 35 45 30 25 10 35 35 70 95 85 75 90 85 90 70
TEMPERATURE 54 60 63 63 58 55 53 52 53 58 59 59 56 55 55 55 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 61 52
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE NE E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 4 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 40 60 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 7.7 7.8 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.5 9.2 9.6 10.1 10.5 10.3 11.2 11.1 12.1 11.8 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 25 35 30 25 5 20 30 50 80 75 50 85 80 85 70
TEMPERATURE 54 60 63 64 58 55 53 52 54 59 62 61 57 56 56 56 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 50 63 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE N N N E SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 7.6 7.6 8.2 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.2 9.0 9.2 10.0 10.3 10.3 11.2 10.8 11.5 11.7 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 20 25 35 20 35 40 55 75 95 90 90 95 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 58 65 69 69 62 58 57 55 57 63 66 65 61 61 60 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 53 68 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N NE E NE E SE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 50 70 70 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.02
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) 7.7 7.6 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.4 9.2 9.2 10.2 10.6 10.5 11.2 11.0 12.1 11.9 12.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/21/26 SATURDAY 08/22/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 25 35 40 20 10 25 40 60 85 90 80 85 85 85 70
TEMPERATURE 54 60 64 63 58 55 53 51 53 59 61 61 57 55 55 55 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 50 62 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE N N NE E SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 8 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 7.6 7.7 8.4 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.4 9.1 9.4 10.0 10.3 10.2 11.2 10.8 11.9 11.7 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN