Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 280930
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 90 80 80 85 90 85 80 65 65 45 35 60 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 11 8 8 6 7 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 11 6 9 7
WIND CHILL -15 -21 -21 -25 -25 -25 -26 -26 -28 -27 -23 -20 -20 -15 -11 -12 -13
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW W W W NW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 47 55 56 63 74 82 82 83 82 74 57 46 43 29 21 29 37
WIND GUST (MPH) 94 104 104 105 104 94
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 80 60 60 70 40 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.1 1.1 3.6 0.4 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 16 16 17 17 17 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 90 85 80 85 90 90 85 75 65 45 35 60 85 95 90
TEMPERATURE 21 19 19 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 16 16 17 19 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 17 20 15
WIND CHILL 7 4 4 2 -1 0 1 0 -1 0 2 4 2 4 9 7 7
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 18 18 19 23 24 23 24 23 21 18 13 12 9 5 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 70 60 60 60 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.0 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 80 75 70 75 80 80 70 65 60 40 35 60 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 21 22 20 19 19 19 19 19 17 18 19 18 17 16 17 19 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 17 20 15
WIND CHILL 7 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 -2 -1 2 3 2 4 6 7 6
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 19 21 23 27 28 27 28 28 27 21 17 16 10 9 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 46 44 46 46 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 80 60 60 70 40 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.2 1.0 3.3 0.2 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 19 19 17 16 16 16 16 16 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 85 85 80 85 90 90 85 70 65 45 35 60 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 25 25 24 23 23 21 21 21 20 21 22 21 19 18 19 20 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 20 22 17
WIND CHILL 13 11 9 8 7 4 4 4 3 4 7 8 8 10 12 12
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 18 20 21 24 25 24 25 24 24 19 14 9 5 3 5 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 70 60 60 70 40 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.3 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 85 75 70 80 85 80 75 55 45 30 30 60 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 24 24 22 21 22 21 20 20 20 21 23 21 18 18 19 19 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 20 23 17
WIND CHILL 13 11 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 8 10 12 12 13
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 16 16 18 19 18 18 18 18 14 10 8 5 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 70 50 40 40 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.6 0.3 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 17 16 16 16 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 85 80 70 80 85 85 75 55 45 35 25 60 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 21 19 19 17 18 18 19 19 18 17 19 18 17 17 18 18 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 18 19 16
WIND CHILL 5 3 2 -2 -3 -3 -1 -1 -2 -2 3 3 1 4 9 7 7
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW W W W NW NW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 20 21 26 34 36 34 34 32 26 20 17 18 12 6 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 57 54 54 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 70 50 40 40 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.6 0.2 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 19 18 16 16 16 16 16 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 90 85 80 85 90 90 85 75 60 45 35 60 85 95 95
TEMPERATURE 22 20 20 17 19 19 19 19 17 17 19 19 17 17 18 20 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 17 22 17
WIND CHILL 7 4 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 3 4 2 4 9 8 8
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 19 20 20 24 28 31 29 28 27 23 19 16 16 11 6 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 49 48 46 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 70 60 50 50 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER SC SC OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 75 55 55 60 65 70 55 50 45 30 30 55 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 26 28 27 26 26 24 24 24 23 24 26 24 22 21 21 22 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 23 26 20
WIND CHILL 17 17 16 14 13 10 10 10 9 10 14 14 14 13 16
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 12 13 13 16 17 17 18 18 17 13 10 6 5 2 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 70 50 40 40 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.1 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 17 17 17 18 18 17 18 19 16 16 16 16 16 16 17
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 90 85 75 80 90 85 80 65 50 30 25 60 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 21 19 18 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 20 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 17 19 17
WIND CHILL 7 4 3 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 4 5 11 9 9
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 17 17 17 18 24 25 25 25 24 19 14 12 12 10 4 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 60 50 30 30 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.5 0.2 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) 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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 16
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN