Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 272055
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
155 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2025


...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   55   45   30   25   35   60   70   55   55   45   30   25   15   60   60   55
TEMPERATURE        59   55   52   51   50   53   61   63   61   55   53   52   50   54   62   64   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  64                  50                  65
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N    S    E   NE   NE    E   SE    S   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         13   10    8    6    6    4    5    6    1    6    6    6    6    4    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   10   20   20   40   60   40   40   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T         T    T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.10      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.07
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.7


...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   40   30   20   35   65   65   55   55   35   25   30   25   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        56   52   50   49   48   51   58   60   59   53   52   50   47   52   58   60   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  62                  46                  62
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    N   NE    E    E    E   NW    S    N    N
WIND (MPH)         11    8    6    6    6    5    8    8    5    6    5    4    4    4    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20    5   10   20   50   50   30   30   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T         T    T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.4 12.5


...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   FW   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   50   35   25   20   35   65   65   55   55   30   25   30   25   55   55   50
TEMPERATURE        71   65   60   57   54   57   69   73   73   65   61   58   54   58   70   73   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  75                  53                  76
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW    W    W    N   SE    E   SE    E    N   SE   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         10    6    6    6    5    4    6    6    4    4    4    3    4    4    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20    5   10   20   50   50   30   30   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T              T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5


...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   50   45   40   25   35   60   75   55   55   45   30   30   20   60   60   45
TEMPERATURE        59   54   51   50   49   50   59   61   61   54   53   51   49   51   59   62   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  63                  48                  64
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE    E   NE   NE   NE    E    S   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         13   10    8    6    5    5    6    8    5    6    8    6    5    5    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   10   10   20   40   60   40   40   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T    T    T    T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.00      0.00      0.09      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.6 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.7


...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   55   40   35   20   30   65   65   55   55   35   25   30   25   55   55   60
TEMPERATURE        54   50   48   48   47   51   55   58   56   51   50   49   47   51   56   58   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  60                  47                  60
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    N   NW    N    W   NW   NW   SW    N   NW
WIND (MPH)         13   10   11   11   10    6    5    8    8    6    6    6    6    6    4    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30   20    5   10   20   50   50   30   30   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T         T    T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.08      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.12
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5


...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   50   45   45   20   30   65   70   65   55   40   30   35   20   60   60   50
TEMPERATURE        65   56   50   49   48   50   64   65   64   55   51   50   48   52   64   65   65
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  68                  48                  68
WIND DIR           NW    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N    E   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         12    6    6    5    4    4    6    6    5    5    4    3    3    3    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30   20    5   10   20   50   60   30   30   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T              T    T    T    T    T              T    T    T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.01      0.00      0.27      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.11
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.6 12.5 12.6


...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   FW   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   35   25   20   35   65   65   55   55   35   25   30   25   55   55   50
TEMPERATURE        59   53   52   50   49   54   60   63   61   54   54   51   48   54   61   63   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  65                  47                  65
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    N   NE    N    N   NW    N   NW   SE    N    N
WIND (MPH)         13    9    8    6    5    4    6    8    6    5    4    3    3    3    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20    5   10   20   50   50   30   30   10   10   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T              T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.14
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5


...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 08/28/25                       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   40   30   25   30   65   65   55   55   30   25   30   30   55   55   60
TEMPERATURE        62   56   54   54   53   56   63   67   66   59   57   56   54   57   64   67   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  69                  54                  69
WIND DIR           NW    W    W   SW    S   SW    W   NW    N    E    E    S    E    N    S    N    N
WIND (MPH)         11    8    8    6    6    5    6    8    5    6    5    4    4    4    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30   20    5   10   20   50   50   30   30   10   10   10   10   30   30   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    T    T         T    T    T    T    T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.08      0.00      0.00      0.07      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.06
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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